The genetics of ancestral origins are long-held associations of who we are and where we came from. Recent genetic developments have examined the intermingling of European, Mideastern, and African populations. The geographical genetic profiles of about 1500 years ago are still evident and detectable in current migratory populations.
How Does The Test Work?
If you are a male, the Y chromosome analysis indicates where your paternal ancestors came from over the last 700 plus years since the original exodus from Africa about 70,000 years ago. Females can discover their ancient maternal lineage through DNA testing. Because a father’s mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is destroyed at fertilization, a child inherits only the mother’s mitochondrial DNA, thus preserving the maternal link to the ancient past.