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Paternal Lineage (Y-STR) Testing The paternal lineage test is based on the fact that the Y chromosome is passed down from father to child relatively unchanged through several generations. Special sections on the Y chromosome, called short tandem repeats (STRs), are examined to determine a person's Y haplogroup—revealing the geographic origins of his ancestors as evidenced by common DNA markers. To see a list of possible paternal haplogroups, and their descriptions, visit our Y-DNA haplogroup page.

Only males have the Y chromosome, but if a female wants to find out about her paternal ancestry, she can ask her brother, father, or other relative along the same paternal line to take the test.

As a special package, we are offering a dual lineage test (maternal and paternal) for the discounted price of $259.