| |||||
|
Mennonite Genealogy, Inc. Mennonite DNA: yDNA StudiesWhat can be learned from studying the yDNA of Low German Mennonites? yDNA is genetic material that is passed on exclusively
from father to son. Therefore, it is preserved generation after generation, and all progeny of a male
share the same yDNA, except for any mutations that might have occurred in the descendents.
If men with the same surname share the same yDNA, there must be a common ancestor somewhere. It might not be documented
in GRanDMA (yet), but he has to be there if data go back far enough. |
The Search for More Data More yDNA data are needed. In particular, there is a need for data from
males with less-common Low German surnames.
|
Where can we learn more detail? Glenn Penner has written A simple explanation of genealogical DNA Results: Y-DNA
in Mennonite Historian. Find more about the genetics applied here at mennoniteDNA.com.
Tim Janzen has written and amassed a lot of information. You will
learn more about the project and get lots of details about the use of yDNA data. A report on
Mennonite DNA's yDNA results describes Mennonite DNA's collection of data. |
|||
|
Simplified introduction by Ken Ratzlaff, 10/2024. | |||||
| |||||
