Yet most ancestry testing only considers a single lineage,either the chromosome inherited through men in a father's line or mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA),which is passed down only from mothers.
词汇:1.ancestry 世系
2. lineage 血统
3.chromosome 染色体
4. inherit 遗传
5. father's 男性祖先的
6.line 血统
7.mitochondrial 线粒体的
8.pass pass 遗传
主干:Yet most ancestry testing only considers a single lineage
同位语:either the chromosome or mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA)
过去分词作后置定语: inherited through men in a father's line
定语从句:which is passed down only from mothers
参考译文:但是,大部分世系检测只考虑一个单一的血统,要么是通过( through)男性遗传的祖先( father's)血统 Y 染色体,要么是只由(only from)母亲遗传的线粒体 DNA 。