Paternal Lineage DNA Test

Description

The ‘Paternal Lineage DNA Test’ from Easy DNA analyzes your Y-DNA. It reports on your paternal ancestry and helps you discover your male lineage.

Features

• Can only be taken by males

What you’ll receive

You’ll receive a PDF certificate containing:

• Your paternal haplogroup and the migratory path of your ancestors
• Your haplogroup distribution by region and a list of famous people in your group

You’ll also receive a PDF guide containing:

• An explanation of the test
• The story of the human race and a timeline of human migration

In addition…

To determine paternal lineage, EasyDNA needs to analyze the Y chromosome – this is where your forefathers have left their mark. The female sex is genetically characterized by 1 XX chromosome pair in every cell. The absence of the Y chromosome makes it scientifically impossible to for a female to carry out a paternal lineage test. Females wishing to discover their paternal line would need to ask a male biological relative to take the test for them.

What will results show?

• Your results will tell you your haplogroup affiliation: this is where we connect you to your paternal ancestors
• You will receive a detailed, personalized, map of your ancestor’s journeys, their migration routes and the places in which they settled.
• The raw data underlying the test
• Interesting facts about your own haplogroup. Here you will even get access to information about your extended genetic cousins

What is a haplogroup?

A haplogroup is essentially your ancient extended family or ancestral paternal clan – an ancient human paternal family tree). There are 17 main haplogroups, examples include:

• Haplogroup A is the most basal and diverse of all Y-chromosome lineages. The group is found almost exclusively in Africa, with high representation among hunter-gatherer societies in Ethiopia and Sudan.

• Haplogroup B is an ancient lineage distributed sporadically across the African continent. The group is common among pygmy peoples, as well as hunter-gatherer groups. Just over 2% of African Americans belong to this haplogroup.