Can You Trace Half Your Roots? Mitochondrial DNA | Finding Your Roots

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Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates mitochondrial DNA mitochondrial DNA nuclear dna DNA fingerprinting gene genetics paternity test genealogy ancestry testing. ancestry roots ancestors weta national science teachers association nsta Maria Hinojosa John Lithgow FYR parentage heritage
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Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Can You Trace Half Your Roots? Mitochondrial DNA | Finding Your Roots

In this clip from Finding Your Roots, journalist Maria Hinojosa and actor John Lithgow learn about their ancestry through DNA testing. To discover more about Maria Hinojosa’s roots, they analyzed her mitochondrial DNA. Through this analysis, they were able to find out that Maria had Native American ancestors. How can you trace genes on one side of your family?

This lesson was created by the National Science Teaching Association and adapted for Finding Your Roots with support from WETA.
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PBS Learning Media

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