Re: Question about DNA Testing For Cherokee Heritage
by David Smith <dcsimagesnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Mar 29, 2008 at 07:41 AM
> My great-great-grandmother was full-blooded Cherokee.
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> If my children were tested with both Y Chrome and mDNA testing --
> would my Cherokee great-great-grandmother show up?
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> Superchief <Superchief_member@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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If the g-g-grandmother in question was your mother's mother's mother
you would have her mtDNA.
If you're male as your name suggests your children would not have it
as males don't pass along mtDNA.
yDNA is passed from fathers to sons only.
Dave
David Smith <dcsimagesnospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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