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My fathers Y-DNA haplogroup is R1b. As his daughter, does that mean my haplogroup is also R1b?

April 26, 2017daughter dna father fathers haplogroup mean R1b Y-DNA

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My fathers Y-DNA haplogroup is R1b. As his daughter, does that mean my haplogroup is also R1b?

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No. Since you are female, your father did not pass on his Y-chromosome to you (or otherwise, you’d be male since the “Y” determines male gender). Your father also did not pass his mtDNA on to you, you get your mtDNA from your mother. The haplogroup assignments for males and females are different.