This is great, thank you, Cheri! MaryAnn
On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 11:34 AM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is Roberta Estes' "X Marks the Spot" article (with pictures) from her > "DNA Explained" blog: > https://dna-explained.com/2012/09/27/x-marks-the-spot/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__dna-2Dexplained.com_2012_09_27_x-2Dmarks-2Dthe-2Dspot_&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=O6OfeAffY1zaOvuoZCgyNQ&m=_h0jwS_tOzuAMy4g1BXCt-iV357niRUPUPuWbaCp2zc&s=luK1zre18LwbISOBXof6XIXBqYg_maatlcXFFik4wGA&e=> > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 5:30 AM MaryAnn Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you for this explanation. It is very helpful. >> >> Best, >> MaryAnn >> >> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 5:35 AM Tomas Leal <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The XX configuration is tricky, which many either forget or do not >>> realize. The Y-gene is so easy to follow because it always comes directly >>> from father to son, father to son, at so on. My Y-gene is the exact same >>> one my several times great-grandfather had (unless some genetic mutation >>> occurred in between). >>> >>> With a female child, each parent contributes an X gene. Which >>> grandmother that particular X gene came from is another matter. >>> >>> The X gene passed father to daughter had to come from the father's >>> mother; however, she had an X gene from each parent, so the X gene the >>> father passed on could have come either from his mother's mother or his >>> mother's father. In turn, that X gene could have come from different >>> grandmothers. >>> >>> What this means is full sisters can have different X genes via their >>> mother, as the one from their mother passed could have come from any one of >>> three grandmothers (either of two passed from the mother's parents or one >>> passed by the father)! Add in great-grandmothers and it's even more >>> complicated. >>> >>> In the case presented here, the fathers were different so the X gene >>> each one passed could be from a different grandmother as well. 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