Label:
mtDNA / Y chromosome pedigree
Description:
DNAi location:
Applications>gene genealogy>Tracing ancestries>Using genetic tools together
Studies following the male lineage (using the Y chromosome) have been compared to studies following the female lineage (using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)). The results suggest that men and women have had different roles in the peopling of the planet and in the mixing of genes among population groups.
A pedigree illustrating maternal inheritance of mtDNA and paternal inheritance of the Y chromosome.
Biological elements:
mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Y chromosome, mt DNA, mitochondria, Y, chromosome,
Concepts precesses:
pedigree, lineage, inheritance, maternal, paternal, family tree, ancestry
Tools & methods :
DNA analysis