What is a haplogroup?

It is a group of people who share descent on either their mother’s or their father’s side.  The ones on the mother’s side is inherited form a mum to all her children.  On the father’s side they are normally only inherited from a dad to his sons.  There are exceptions but then we are talking about transpeople.  Alternatively, the person is sterile.

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