I have added to my profile that my mtdna is of germanic/european origins. Is that true and ok?

Hello Svetozar,

Thank you for contacting FTDNA!

Keep in mind that mtDNA is passed down from mother to daughter to child, so your mtDNA line is not the whole of your mother's side of the family but rather just your mother's mother's mother's mother's line, etc.

From what I can see in your mtFull Sequence matches you have two people whose earliest know matrilineal ancestor is German and one whose earliest known ancestor is Scottish. Based on this I do not see anything to indicate that your direct matrilineal ancestry, going all the way back, would be Jewish or Roma. That doesn't mean it is not possible, but I do not see any information to indicate that it is the case.

However, because mtDNA is inherited from your mother's mother's mother's mother, etc. that means that you could have this heritage on your mother's side of the family, but just not on the direct matrilineal line, going all the way back. For instance, even though you are descended from your mother's father, none of his ancestry would show up in your mtDNA results.

This is what I can see from your mtDNA results. I hope this helps with your research.



Best Regards,

Casimir R.
Big Y Specialist
Information Specialist
FamilyTreeDNA