Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
Oh, Darth Gilmore! Are you my real father?

I suppose whether the genetic test of any particular clan chief turns out to match up with the rest of the family or not doesn't change the way it is supposed to be; at least in theory. It does, though, relate to tartan. That is, a clan tartan is chosen or accepted by the clan chief, and only the clan chief. The title of clan chief is usually based on blood relations, or put differently, the blood line of the chief must be passed on through genetic offspring for the clan to continue to have a chief. That does make the clan tartans related to genetics and the passing on of genetics, but not the genetics of the clan members who are swaring loilty to the chief.

I don't know that mix ups and errors, or things like that are the norm in the passing along of the title of chief through a blood line.
Come to the dark side, Ted.....

Right.

It should be pointed out that in law there is a presumption that a man is the father of his wife's children. Hence, clan chiefships, titles, etc---which are a form of property---are legally inherited by the child of the wife of the previous holder.