It has been alleged that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. These decedents wish to recognized as blood relatives of a famous president. There has been some recent genetic analysis from Sally Hemings' male descendants. Thomas Jefferson only had one daughter that produced direct decedents that are still alive today. Because he only had a daughter passing on the DNA line, DNA from decedents of a paternal uncle of Thomas Jefferson was used to compare their DNA to Sally Hemings's male decedents. a. Based on this description what type of analysis was performed? b. Does this type of analysis guarantee that Thomas Jefferson fathered these children? c. Why couldn't the decedents of Thomas Jefferson's daughter be used for this type of analysis? d. What type of analysis could be performed to trace maternal ancestry?
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