Question:

7 Thomas Jefferson did not have any legitimate sons with his

Last updated: 5/16/2023

7 Thomas Jefferson did not have any legitimate sons with his

7 Thomas Jefferson did not have any legitimate sons with his wife Martha that survived to adulthood Why did Dr Foster want to use the Y chromosome from Thomas Jefferson s paternal uncle s male descendants to compare to a male line descendent of Sally Heming s youngest son O O He could have used any of Jefferson s relatives it was just easier to find people on his uncle s line Because Jefferson s uncle s Y chromosome was more healthier than his Y chromosome Because his uncle s family line is easier to trace the ancestry of Because both Jefferson s father and his father s brother should have the same Y chromosome that was passed on to Jefferson 8 Both mtDNA and Y chromosomes get passed down from generation to generation virtually unchanged 1 point O True False 1 point