Which test please help

[juiceanca]

Hi all
I would like to do a test for DNA but im not sure if or which test would give me any results.
I wanted to see if i could use my fathers DNA to trace his Mothers Father line ??
Is that possible ??

many thanks for your time julian

[davidft]

If you wanted to trace your father's mother's paternal line what you are talking about is a yDNA test which only males can take. So in this case you would need a full brother of father's mother to take the test.

Instead what you could do is take an autosomal test that looks right across your genes ie looks at genes from both the direct male and direct female and all lines in between. You could take this test yourself but as its your father's family you are interested it would be better to test him as he is one step nearer the people you are trying to find and also it is not "contaminated" by results from your mothers side. Even if you do do an autosomal test the chance of finding anyone will depend on if people from your broader extended family have tested and if you or they have the paper work to make the connection

[juiceanca]

Davidft
many thanks for your swift response that gives me an idea of what to do next.

much appreciated julian