I never knew my biological father, Bill. It’s fine with me; I had a father I loved, and didn’t know of Bill’s existence until well into my adult life. Bill died before DNA testing proved that he was indeed my genetic parent. But after decades of genealogical research, and DNA investigations since 2010, I am more interested in another mystery.
Tag: DNA
My mtDNA over the past 250 years
Back in 2008, the genetic genealogist Blaine Bettinger wrote an interesting and educational post, “Where Was My Y-DNA in 1808?” Today, in the same spirit of curiosity and wonder, I created this map, tracing how my mitochondrial DNA–the very DNA in every cell of my body–was also in the cells of so many maternal ancestors….
Rootedness 