Gedcom Publisher: DNA Descendant Of

See the Filters help page for more information about filters.

Use the DNA Descendant Of term to create a filter where people are selected if they inherit a type of DNA from a progenitor within a specified number of generations.

screenshot of DNA Descendant Of term with example property values — DNA Descendant Of Properties

Properties

DNA Type

Choose a DNA Type from the pull-down menu. The choices are:

mtDNA
X-DNA
Y-DNA

Inheritance patterns for each type of DNA are explained below.

Subject

Set the Subject property to the ID number of a person. You may use the [Picklist...] button to set the ID number.

Title

Use the Title property to set the title of the filter term. Gedcom Publisher will set the title automatically when you change the Subject property. If you want to use your own title, set the Title property after you set the Subject property.

Generations

Set Generations to the maximum number of generations to allow between the Subject and a descendant. The Subject person's children are generation 1.

Include Subject

If Include Subject is checked, the Subject will pass the filter. If Include Subject is not checked, the Subject will not pass the filter.

Include Spouses

If Include Spouses is checked, spouses of qualified descendants will pass the filter. If Include Subject is checked and Include Spouses is checked, spouses of the subject will pass the filter.

mtDNA

mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is usually inherited solely from the mother. In exceptional cases, mtDNA may be inherited from the father. The filter implements the usual case.

mtDNA Inheritance Pattern
	Mother	Father
Daughter	Y	N
Son	Y	N

Daughters inherit mtDNA from their mothers and pass it on to their children.
Sons inherit mtDNA from their mothers but do not pass it on to their children.

X-DNA

X-DNA is inherited via the X chromosome.

X-DNA Inheritance Pattern
	Mother	Father
Daughter	Y	Y
Son	Y	N

Daughters inherit X-DNA from both parents and pass X-DNA to their children.
Sons inherit X-DNA from their mothers and pass an X-DNA to their daughters. They do not inherit an X chromosome from their fathers, so they do not inherit X-DNA from their fathers. They do not pass X-DNA to their sons.

Y-DNA

Y-DNA is inherited via the Y chromosome.

Y-DNA Inheritance Pattern
	Mother	Father
Daughter	N	N
Son	N	Y

Daughters do not inherit a Y chromosome from their fathers, so they do not inherit Y-DNA from their fathers and they do not pass Y-DNA to their children.
Sons inherit Y-DNA from their fathers and pass it on to their sons. They do not pass a Y chromosome to their daughters, so they do not pass Y-DNA to their daughters.