The paternal relationship between Richard Douglas Franklin and his DNA tested daughter AF is confirmed by the direct inheritance path of autosomal DNA.
The segmental (via DNA segment triangulation) and total DNA shared between AF and other confirmed descendants of
John Murray Murdoch/
Ann Steele is consistent with the expected ranges for their respective relationships. Since AF descends from John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele through Richard Douglas Franklin, the presence of significant shared DNA between AF and other known descendants of John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele validates the generational links along this paternal line.
This supports the conclusion that DNA was passed from MRCA couple John Murray Murdoch/Ann Steele through Richard Douglas Franklin to AF, confirming this direct ancestral connection through multiple generations.