DMXX
08-29-2012, 04:08 PM
C3b Y Chromosome DNA Test Results Point to Native American Deep Ancestry, Relatedness, among United States and Canadian Study Participants
Rundquist: C3b Y DNA Study 8/12
The most interesting part of the paper in my opinion:
For the descendants of person of interest Germain Doucet who participated in the study, the evidence is clear: Germain Doucet, born approximately 1641 in Nova Scotia, was of Native American, paternal-line ancestry, and his father, therefore, would have been a Native American. For all study participants, a C3b haplogroup subclade has been confirmed by way of DNA testing, such that each would have a Native American paternalline ancestry as well. Further analysis has shown that descendants of Germain Doucet are highly likely to have shared a common, paternal line ancestor in the past twelve generations ...
[Link (http://familyheritageresearchcommunity.org/Amerindian%20Ancestry%20C3b%20Y%20DNA%20Analysis.p df)]
Though the sample size is at risk of sampling bias (14 participants), it's interesting to see one surname to have maintained a strong association with NA genetic heritage for more than 350 years.
A phylogenetic tree would have been quite useful in visualising the clustering patterns between Doucet vs. non-Doucet Y-DNA C3b's.
Rundquist: C3b Y DNA Study 8/12
The most interesting part of the paper in my opinion:
For the descendants of person of interest Germain Doucet who participated in the study, the evidence is clear: Germain Doucet, born approximately 1641 in Nova Scotia, was of Native American, paternal-line ancestry, and his father, therefore, would have been a Native American. For all study participants, a C3b haplogroup subclade has been confirmed by way of DNA testing, such that each would have a Native American paternalline ancestry as well. Further analysis has shown that descendants of Germain Doucet are highly likely to have shared a common, paternal line ancestor in the past twelve generations ...
[Link (http://familyheritageresearchcommunity.org/Amerindian%20Ancestry%20C3b%20Y%20DNA%20Analysis.p df)]
Though the sample size is at risk of sampling bias (14 participants), it's interesting to see one surname to have maintained a strong association with NA genetic heritage for more than 350 years.
A phylogenetic tree would have been quite useful in visualising the clustering patterns between Doucet vs. non-Doucet Y-DNA C3b's.