Yes. Males, of course, carry the Y chromosome. He can trace mutations/markings on his Y chromosome to the general level of mutations/markings for the German males.
This is the same way members of the
LEMBA tribe of Africa were able to trace their lineage to Middle Eastern Jewry.
See also:
http://www.haruth.com/JewsLemba.html and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemba
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Originally Posted by kmanrox
OK, a friend of mine asked me this (dont know why he thought i'd know), but for legal purposes he must prove that he's got German blood (in particular of a specified German grandmother).. The thing is, he's not in Germany (He's in Thailand, he's half Thai and looks asian)... He wants to DNA test first, that his father was actually German.. can that be done? one's blood tested to know their ancestor's origin?
enquiring minds wanna know  |