There has to be a direct line of daughter to mother to grandmother to great grandmother on back for the NA markers to show up in the female line. So, if it was your father's mother that carried the NA blood from a female ancestor in an unbroken female line, it will show. If the blood comes through your father's paternal side, it will not show in your aunt as it is then father to daughter or mother to son and the tests do not yet check for the markers in those relationships. Blessings! Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: <FDessy@aol.com> To: <CherokeeGene-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Re: DNA testing > Thanks for the prompt followup. While there is > Native ancestry on both > sides, my dad's Powhatan ancestry is through a > female ancestor on his paternal > line, so how does that work? Does this mean I > should have my aunt tested instead > of my dad? > > > ==== CherokeeGene Mailing List ==== > This list is for Genealogy related > conversations > Your supporting website > http://www.wvi.com/~wb/Cherokee1.html > Please Good manors and no flaming others > For Culture, ridges; bumps; skin tones; or > Language lessons Please visit > CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com > You can also find what you need search the > archives > or to get off this list via web site below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CherokeeGene.html > Listowner = CherokeeGene-admin@rootsweb.com >