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Both of my parents are long dead so no opportunity to link to anyone other than my son. Not sure if that would be helpful for these purposes?
He and this girl have the same "halogroup" H2a1 as I do. (I think I was using the wrong terminology). She has three segments of various length on 6 ,8, and 12 that match mine.
So you're saying that she could be related on either my mother's or father's side?
Yes, having the same haplogroup does not necessarily mean you are related through your mothers' direct matrilineal lines. Every person in your tree has a maternal haplotype. More than one could be H2a1.
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Well that complicates things a bit to say the least. Sorry for my lack of knowledge. It's all new to me. Need to do more reading on it. I thought the same halogroup proved she was related on my mother's side?
The mtDNA haplogroup indicates a connection that may have happened 8000 or more years ago. You both descend from an original female that had the combination of mutations that define this haplogroup. It cannot be used to determine whether an unknown DNA Relative in 23andMe shares a recent connection to you through your maternal line unless you can find where your trees connect.
For example, I have an mtDNA match in DNA Relatives who I know shares autosomal DNA with me on my paternal side. So while very distantly we share an ancient female ancestor, in more recent times we have another common ancestor which makes us 5th or 6th cousins.
Don't take the relationship predictions literally. They can be way off. Very distant relatives can show up as much closer relatives, while some of your 3rd cousins may not show up as a DNA relative at all. DNA inheritance is very random.
Thanks for everyone's replies. It seems I need to research this whole thing more if I want to make any use of it. Basically I had only signed up in case it would be helpful to my kids in the future.
Both of my parents are long dead so no opportunity to link to anyone other than my son. Not sure if that would be helpful for these purposes?
I forgot to address this. Your son cannot be a substitute for one of your parents. His DNA Relatives can be split between HIS paternal and maternal lines though if you both are tested and show up on each others' DNA Relatives list. Then its a matter of simply going to his family tree tab and adding yourself as his mother using the connection tab. One of the options on the web page is to keep the tree private.
Wow ! So much information. I have been thinking about 23 & me.
My brother, now deceased, did the Y DNA for family Tree. I recently paid for the other test (mtdna) from his sample. I hope it is still good, from 2005. He always said he swabbed his dogs cheek instead of his, just to drive me crazy.....
I admire how knowledgable you all are. Thx for the discussion.
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