GENES KNOW-HOW
DNA SERIES
A Y-DNA test solely looks at the Y-chromosome, which is passed from father to son, so is ideal for tracing the direct paternal line (shown in bold blue below)
Once you have received your DNA results, and got over the initial excitement, you will probably look at all the matches with a growing sense of confusion and surprise.
In every issue of Family Tree, we are looking at diff erent DNA conundrums and I hope this series will help you:
• make sense of your test results