For reasons unclear to me I had my y-chromosome and mtDNA tested, reckon I found some money laying in the street. I had had my autosomal tested a while back which was interesting, but did not tell me a lot. Given that my immediate and personal DNA dies with me – my DNA is nothing special, so no big loss to humanity- I am not quite sure why I am so interested in the genealogy. Probably the history fascinates me.
The autosomal DNA is just general DNA. Y-chromosome is specific for the paternal line. mtDNA is specific for maternal line. For me, the y-chromosome shows mostly British isles followed by Germany and Italy.
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