Same goes for me. Thanks Cheri! On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 3:51 PM Tish M <tish.me...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Cheri, > I don't know how you found this blog, but this is exactly what I was > looking for. I wish ftDNA would make this available by clicking on the > x-match column. If we did not have your expertise ftDNA would be very > frustrating to use. > Thanks again for your help, > Tish > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I wasn't clear, as I've got a couple of questions in my inbox sent >> personally to me. So if 2 people weren't clear, there's probably at least >> 20 of you that I confused! >> >> mtDNA: This type of DNA is passed down by the mothers to all their >> children. Only girls can grow up to be moms, so only they pass it down. >> From the other direction, everyone has mtDNA that came from their mother's >> mother's mother's mother...all females all the way back (or the bottom of >> your pedigree chart). Here's a chart (the test taker can be male or >> female): https://goo.gl/xXBSd1 >> >> Autosomal DNA (Family Finder): This is the DNA you get from your 22 pairs >> of chromosomes/autosomes, with the 23rd pair being the one that determined >> your sex (male or female). This is the one where you got 50% of your DNA >> from your parents, 25% from your grands, 12.5% from your greats and so on. >> It covers ALL your lines going back about 200 years from the birth of the >> testee. >> >> X Chromosome (included with Family Finder): This is what I explained >> above. Here it is again: The X inheritance follows a specific pattern. I'll >> start with males first. Males' 23rd chromosome (sex chromsome - what makes >> them male) contain an X and a Y. They inherit Y from dad. So if a male has >> an X match, it's not from dad's side at all. So we look at his X, which he >> got from mom. Mom has 2 X-chromosomes, one she got from dad and one she got >> from mom. Then you look at that mom and that dad and follow the inheritance >> pattern. In words, it's confusing. Usually the inheritance is displayed on >> a fan chart. You can google "x match chart" or here is a link that >> illustrates the inheritance for both males and females: >> http://goo.gl/fSJv2a >> >> Y DNA: This type of DNA is isolating just the Y of the sex chromosome. >> The Y is what makes a man a man. He got his Y from his dad who got it from >> his dad, and so on. It follows the top of the pedigree chart. Here's a >> graphic (2nd picture on this page): http://goo.gl/ggzX6f >> >> I hope I was more clear this time. There are different types of DNA and >> it's easy to confuse them. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, Achada >> >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the >> right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my >> membership." >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > sfig > Researching > Island: Santa Maria > Freguesia: Santa Barbara > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
