Mitochondrial DNA (simple definition from WIKI) The fact that mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited enables genealogical researchers to trace maternal lineage far back in time. /end wiki. While Y-DNA is inherited from male to male, mitchodrial (aka mtDNA) is shared from mother to child. Y-DNA gives a strong history of father to son, so if your line still hasContinue reading “Gust Cantert Bray, DNA, destructive genealogy, and how Patricia Bray Welch is smack in the middle of it ALL.”