Dna

[Dotty13]

Hello I was hope someone can explain what this means
I have run my dna results in ged match and I have got them and in one of the heading it got
Haplogroup
Mt  y
What does it mean

Thank you
Dotty

[AlanBoyd]

It looks to be saying that your mitochondrial (mt) DNA is haplotype Y. You can read about mitochondrial DNA haplotypes here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mitochondrial_DNA_haplogroup?wprov=sfti1

In that Wikipedia article it states:

Haplogroup Y has been found with high frequency in many indigenous populations who live around the Sea of Okhotsk, including approximately 66% of Nivkhs, approximately 43% of Ulchs, approximately 40% of Nanais, approximately 21% of Negidals, and approximately 20% of Ainus. It is also fairly common among indigenous peoples of the Kamchatka Peninsula (Koryaks, Itelmens) and among certain Austronesian peoples (especially groups closely related to Native Taiwanese).

[Dotty13]

Hello
Under the coloums for Mt and y I have number on both.
It the mt and y I don't understand what there mean I thought one could be my mother (mt) y (dad
I know that might silly but I don't understand dna

Dotty

[AlanBoyd]

Oh, then disregard what I said. I still think ‘mt’ will refer to mitochondrial DNA however.

[Gadget]

I agree with Allan that mt  y is most likely to be your mitochondrial haplogroup.

If you've just started getting to grips with DNA, it might be worth reading some of the many resources on the internet, some of which are mentioned in the pinned threads at the top of this board.

Gadget

[Gadget]

Just looking again as I've not used GEDmatch for a couple of years. What particular Application did you use when you got this result e.g What was the title above the results?. Also, are you male or female?

[pughcd]

The columns in GEDmatch for Haplogroup Mt and Y relate to Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup and Y-DNA haplogroups that can be added to your profile if you have done these additional tests.  Thus when you run a One-to-One comparison you will see your autosomal Cousin matches along with their corresponding Mitochondrial haplogroup and Y-DNA haplogroup if they have done the mtDNA or Y-DNA test. It does not mean that your mtDNA haplogroup = Y. They are merely column headings. This additional information can be useful in sorting your matches.

I recommend that you watch the "New User? How to use GEDmatch" video on the homepage.

pughcd