Ugo Perego et al. discuss the reconstruction of Joseph's Y chromosome and determine genetically that he is not the biological father of various children (Moroni Pratt, Zebulon Jacobs, Orrison Smith).

Date
2005
Type
Academic / Technical Report
Source
Ugo Perego
LDS
Hearsay
Secondary
Reference

Ugo A. Perego, Natalie M. Myres, and Scott R. Woodward, "Reconstructing the Y-Chromosome of Joseph Smith: Genealogical Applications," Journal of Mormon History 31, no. 2 (Fall 2005): 42–60

Scribe/Publisher
Journal of Mormon History
People
Natalie M. Myres, Scott R. Woodward, Ugo Perego
Audience
Reading Public
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Transcription

[Perego et al. conclude based on the reconstruction of Joseph Smith's Y chromosome that he cannot be the father of Moroni Pratt, Zebulon Jacobs, and Orrison Smith.]

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