Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Category
STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
Abstract/Artist Statement
Since 1999, Y-DNA testing has become a scientific mainstay for genetic studies, as well as a modern pastime among genealogical enthusiasts and researchers using objective data in the study of family lineages, particularly paternal-line ancestors. The company that pioneered the use of this technology is one called Family Tree DNA.
Many DNA testing companies, i.e., websites like 23andMe, Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc., focus primarily on Autosomal and Mitochondrial DNA, typically integrated through maternal lineages; however, this approach has limitations when seeking a broader view with more depth into lineages that span over thousands of years as compared to the mere 150–200 years that autosomal matching is typically capable of producing. The problem arises with racial classifications that are monolithic in nature and based predominantly upon skin color, not considering the lineage of the paternal line and its ability to objectively peer past ostensible phenotypical characteristics that are mostly derived from maternal DNA gene flows.
The purpose of this paper is to point out and solidify the fact that skin color is not necessarily an indication of ethnicity, whether referring to Black or white. Ethnicity is rather a function of haplogroup, blood type, and genealogy when it comes to tracing one’s ancestry, based on a direct line from father to father spanning generations up to 40,000 years or more, as Y-DNA does not mutate the way that maternal DNA does over these time spans, allowing an easier tracking mechanism for the discovery of ancestral origins.
The scientific methodology for this study relies on Y-DNA testing provided by Family Tree DNA, which is linked to notable historical connections for which a tester shares a paternal line reaching back to a shared common paternal ancestor, which can be hundreds or thousands of years in antiquity.
The Mozingo lineage is connected to various royals of Europe, which appear in the data or Notable Connections listing. Albert Einstein, the Hunyadi Royal Family of Hungary, Napoleon, the Wright Brothers, Lyndon B. Johnson, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Patrick Sarsfield, Rahmah Ibn Jabir al-Jalhami, Richard Warren, the Harfush Dynasty, and even Pharaoh Ramses III all share the same paternal common ancestor with me and thus illustrate that skin color is not a factor in tracing remote shared paternal heritage.
In conclusion, the Mozingo Y-DNA was first studied by Family Tree DNA in the year 2000 with the aid of geneticists Dr. Abraham Lavender, Dr. Rene Herrera, and Reese Mozingo, which produced a controversial conclusion about the Y-DNA of an authentic Sephardic Judean paternal lineage, still guarded to this day.
Mentor Name
Jaymes Mozingo
Personal Statement
My research is groundbreaking in that it demonstrates that skin color is not an indication of ethnicity. My Y-DNA has helped fill a gap in the knowledge base for so-called African Americans with a Semitic paternal lineage, providing objective data to investigate rare paternal links to the Middle East and, as a result, ancient Judea. Only a fraction of so-called African Americans will have this Y-DNA connection, but it is worth pointing out for posterity that it transcends racial classifications and relies on science to determine ancestral origins by haplogroup, blood type, and genealogy.
Y-DNA for Paternal Lineage Research
UC 331
Since 1999, Y-DNA testing has become a scientific mainstay for genetic studies, as well as a modern pastime among genealogical enthusiasts and researchers using objective data in the study of family lineages, particularly paternal-line ancestors. The company that pioneered the use of this technology is one called Family Tree DNA.
Many DNA testing companies, i.e., websites like 23andMe, Ancestry, MyHeritage, etc., focus primarily on Autosomal and Mitochondrial DNA, typically integrated through maternal lineages; however, this approach has limitations when seeking a broader view with more depth into lineages that span over thousands of years as compared to the mere 150–200 years that autosomal matching is typically capable of producing. The problem arises with racial classifications that are monolithic in nature and based predominantly upon skin color, not considering the lineage of the paternal line and its ability to objectively peer past ostensible phenotypical characteristics that are mostly derived from maternal DNA gene flows.
The purpose of this paper is to point out and solidify the fact that skin color is not necessarily an indication of ethnicity, whether referring to Black or white. Ethnicity is rather a function of haplogroup, blood type, and genealogy when it comes to tracing one’s ancestry, based on a direct line from father to father spanning generations up to 40,000 years or more, as Y-DNA does not mutate the way that maternal DNA does over these time spans, allowing an easier tracking mechanism for the discovery of ancestral origins.
The scientific methodology for this study relies on Y-DNA testing provided by Family Tree DNA, which is linked to notable historical connections for which a tester shares a paternal line reaching back to a shared common paternal ancestor, which can be hundreds or thousands of years in antiquity.
The Mozingo lineage is connected to various royals of Europe, which appear in the data or Notable Connections listing. Albert Einstein, the Hunyadi Royal Family of Hungary, Napoleon, the Wright Brothers, Lyndon B. Johnson, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Patrick Sarsfield, Rahmah Ibn Jabir al-Jalhami, Richard Warren, the Harfush Dynasty, and even Pharaoh Ramses III all share the same paternal common ancestor with me and thus illustrate that skin color is not a factor in tracing remote shared paternal heritage.
In conclusion, the Mozingo Y-DNA was first studied by Family Tree DNA in the year 2000 with the aid of geneticists Dr. Abraham Lavender, Dr. Rene Herrera, and Reese Mozingo, which produced a controversial conclusion about the Y-DNA of an authentic Sephardic Judean paternal lineage, still guarded to this day.