As a female, I only qualified for the mitochondrial DNA test. They said for the paternal lineage, they would have to have a male relative of a direct line (brother, father or male cousin of same grandparents). I am not a DNA expert, by any stretch. I am only going on what they told me. If they are incorrect, I would love to know so I can get the other tests done!
Here is the link, maybe if you know alot about DNA, you could help me. I am not being sarcastic, I am being serious. I am so fascinated by this!
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WHY GENDER MATTERS
The type of DNA test you can take depends on your gender. The Paternal Lineage test analyzes DNA found on Y-chromosome which is present only for males.
The Maternal Lineage test analyzes DNA found in mitochondria, which is present in both females and males.
CHOOSING Y-33 vs Y-46
The Paternal Lineage Y-chromosome 33 test is recommended because it provides the minimum number of markers needed to obtain a meaningful match between participants.
You may choose the Y-chromosome 46 test if you want to further narrow the span of generations for finding a common ancestor with another participant’s Y-46 test.
MATERNAL LINEAGE
Matching your maternal lineage results can help you find participants who share your ancient ancestry. Maternal test can determine whether participants are NOT related by having one or more result mismatches.
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"The type of DNA test you can take depends on your gender. The Paternal Lineage test analyzes DNA found on Y-chromosome which is present only for males."
I may have made a mistake here and it is because my son obtained his mother's mtDNA from himself (his mother died when he was young) and I just assumed that a female could do the same with the yDNA...apparently not, my error, sorry.
My yDNA is R1b1c (Danish) and my mtDNA is 'V' as are 52% of the Skolt Sami (Laplanders) of northern Finland.
Southerngl -
They’re right. You need a male of the direct line (father to son, father to son, father to son) that you want tested for the paternal DNA.
I would recommend obtaining the permission and collusion of one of your father’s brothers if he has any still alive. If he has more than one, and you’re unsure about your grandmother’s fidelity, you may have have them all tested. (Okay, bad joke. Sorry.)
But really, if you have a male cousin whose father was your father’s brother, they would also be a male of the direct line of descent, and their y-chromosome would work for your purposes. But really, you’d be best off with talking one of your uncles into participating in the DNA testing program. And while you’re at it, you may want to get your mother’s paternal DNA tested by talking to one of her brother’s into joining the same program to have their DNA tested.