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Is it possible for my son to have no Indigenous American in his DNA if I have some in my ancestry?
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∙ 6y ago
it possible since the DNA of a child is a 50/50 split between the parents; for each piece of DNA that you have with some Indigenous American component it is equally like to get the non-indigenous piece from the other parent. With that said - the real questions are more a matter of how LIKELY it is to have no remnant of the Indigenous DNA and whether what is there will be detectable. DNA genealogy is not quite as exact a science as those selling the service would tell you in their marketing. What they can tell you is if they see certain markers that are common in an ethnic group, but they absence or presence of the markers is not a 100% guarantee of their origins. The more they find, the more likely it is that they came from a general source. Also - certain genes pass mostly through the mother's side and others mostly through the father's side. At best they can tell you the degree of confidence for their estimates as a percentage probability.
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Yes, it is possible for your son to not have Indigenous American ancestry even if you have some. The genetic inheritance from both parents is random, and certain ancestral traits may not be passed on to offspring in every generation. Therefore, your son could inherit a combination of genes that doesn't include Indigenous American ancestry.
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