Gardener1850
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In genealogy-speak, it means that the African ancestry is estimated to have come from a direct ancestor, the most recent being a great-grandparent (1x great but could have come great-great, great-great-great, great-great-great-great, great-great-great-great-great, or great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents (6x great). (When you type "great" that many times you start to think it looks strange and wonder if you're spelling it correctly anymore.) It other words, it's not very helpful information unless you're helping someone build a family tree. It's not likely to help us here.
What is your source for that info about this UID. I have never heard anything about this UID's genetic ancestry. Last I heard they had not done a genelogical DNA test and had no plans to do so. The sherrif's office representative cited Florida laws as the reason they could not do genealogical DNA right now. Perhaps you have this case confused with another one?
I would like to know if they have found a way to do geneological DNA research in this case. I don't understand why DNA Doe Project can work on cases from other Florida counties but not this one. LE's reasons for not doing genealogical DNA doesn't make any sense to me. Money should not be an issue either since so many people know about Denim/Mostly Harless. The couple thousand needed for testing would be raised quickly with DDP's Doe-fund-me.
MOO.
ETA: Sorry ATheLibrarian I thought you were the OP making the claim about Denim having mixed race DNA. I should have checked the usernames closer. I think that info about his possible genetic ancestry should be treated as rumor until we know the source.
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