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So many researchers have been struggling for years trying
to figure out their paternal ancestry using what available
records and oral history can be found on that ancestry. In
most cases those genealogical research tools can give a
excellent outline of an ancestry, however, in some cases
those very same ancestral family resources can yield a
mystery about the ancestry.
A new field called
Genetic Genealogy has emerged which
provides a unique supportive approach to the record and
oral history research on ancestors. This new method of
research has Y-DNA
testing available from DNA testing
companies that allow a male to compare results with
another male having like or different surnames and thereby
possibly establishing a common ancestor.
The test process simply analyses genetic segments of the
y-chromosome called called non-coded, 'junk' DNA, which
changes very little over time, and is inherited by males from
generation to generation in any given ancestral line.
Then by examining the genetic results for two or more males
a reasonable assumption for a paternal relationship can be
surmised and then further researched to prove or disprove
a connection.
Most, if not all, males from various Cottrell lineages should
have similar DNA sequences to each other and to that of
their respective progenitors. Thereby, those various Cottrell
lineages will be able to use Y-DNA testing to genetically
define a distinctive y-chromosome signature of their
progenitor.
Therefore, this Cottrell Y-DNA project is intended for those
individuals that wish to further research and learn more on
their Cottrell ancestry utilizing this innovative and unique
field of Genetic Genealogy.
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