Dead Giveaway! Conclusion

Any of you who follow my blog regularly will remember the dead giveaway series I did a couple of months ago.

Well, surprisingly I heard from Nicky's wife and they agreed to a DNA test.

Results are in.  DNA proves that Nicky is Howie's biological father. 47.6% shared DNA.  They really share 50% but for some reason 23 & me does not include the Y chromosome in their shared percentages calculations. All fathers and sons always come back as 47.6%.  Dead giveaway!

Just for fun I want to post the DNA shared percentages of Nicky and Howie with my family members. You would expect Howie to share half of what Nicky shares because he is one generation removed.  Check out these beautiful numbers.  Dead giveaway!

                    Nicky   Howie    Respective relationship to Nicky, Howie

Dad             13.2%   6.58%  First cousin, first cousin once removed
Uncle Ron   9.97%   4.83%  First cousin, first cousin once removed
Juliet           8.67%   4.26%  First cousin once removed, second cousin
Tammy       6.80%   3.73%  First cousin once removed, second cousin
Lisa            5.40%   2.53%  First cousin once removed, second cousin
Michael      4.99%   2.45%  First cousin once removed, second cousin
Clint           5.07%   2.22%  First cousin once removed, second cousin
Chanelle     2.74%   1.41%  First cousin twice removed, second cousin once removed
Mercedes   1.61%    0.86%  First cousin twice removed, second cousin once removed
P. Osborn   3.61%    1.45%  Second cousin, second cousin once removed

The shared DNA indicated above is within the range of expected shared DNA for the respective relationships.

Dead giveaway!