Can I use it to determine ancestral pedigree?

Can I use it to determine ancestral pedigree?

Alastair Greenshields (Principal) gives expert video advice on: Can I use it to test my ethnicity?; Can I use it to determine ancestral pedigree?

You can use genetic genealogy and DNA to determine where your paternal line comes from, or your maternal line, so you can use that to find out which haplogroup and which broad branch of the genetic tree you're from. You can also use it to find out which family line in terms of surnames you came from. You can use it for close family history over the last few hundred years.