Y-DNA testing for genetic genealogy
Considering Y-DNA testing for genetic genealogy? In my last post, I introduced the topic of DNA testing for genetic genealogy. In this post, I’m going to delve further into Y-DNA testing. First, I should point out that since the Y-chromosome is what will express the “maleness” of a man, that DNA in it will encode for these masculine attributes. However, it is not these parts of the DNA that are of interest in genetic testing. Instead, the focus is on what’s called noncoding or “junk” DNA. In the human genome, as much as 98% of DNA does not actually encode...
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Researching your Genetic Genealogy At a particular point in my researches using traditional approaches, I ran into a brick wall. In going back on my Scottish side, that brick wall was the aftermath of the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745. In going back on my German-Russian side, it was the origins of my ancestors in Germany before they moved to South Russia in the late 1700s. It occurred to me that DNA testing might provide some answers. This was back in 2003 or 2004 or so. Over the years since then, this approach has expanded in surprising ways; even though it is still in what is likely to be its...
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