There are a few more African clans, or haplogroups, but not many. There are clans for the Y chromosome, which is of course tested by the Y DNA test at Family Tree DNA and generally follows the paternal surname up and down the tree. Y DNA is passed from father to son, only, ...
Paternal haplogroupsare families of Y chromosomes that, like maternal haplotypes, can be traced back to one mutation that happened at a particular place and time, and, likewise, help us see the pathways our male ancestors took. Figure 5.7: Paternal haplogroups and migration routes. ...
This is an oft-asked great question. Of course, the answer varies depending on the context of the question and what is meant by “related.” A haplogroup match may or may not be a valid match for genealogy. A “match” or a “not match” can mean different things. The quest...
Helped sort 32 additional matches into my paternal line by linking just one match. Uncovered my great-great-grandmother’s mtDNA haplogroup through a direct maternal-line match. If you haven’t started your FamilyTreeDNA tree transfer yet, now is the perfect time to take advantage of the integr...
The study of human haplogroup population genetics focuses on tracing haplogroups of Y-chromosome (paternal) and mitochondrial (maternal) DNA. This study shows a very high amount of commonalities in haplogroups among people groups of surprising geographic distance. This field, although still advancing ...