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Mitochondrial DNA Tests for $49 – Wow!!!
Family Tree DNA has done it again – and this time – for all mothers everywhere and just in time for Mother’s Day. They have dropped the price of their Mitochondrial DNA test to $49 which matches the...
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The Autosomal Me – The Holy Grail – Identifying Native Genealogy Lines
Sangreal – the Holy Grail. We are finally here, Part 9 and the final article in our series. The entire purpose of The Autosomal Me series has been to use our DNA and the clues it holds to identify...
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Navigating 23andMe for Genealogy
When I was young, there was a local woman who was extremely unhappy with her husband’s late night carousing. He would come home “a bit tipsy” as well, and tried to sneak in unnoticed by leaving the...
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AncestryDNA & 23andMe Transfers to Family Tree DNA $49
Big news, especially for AncestryDNA customers. Beginning today, Family Tree DNA will accept AncestryDNA raw data files!!! Secondly, any raw data file transfer, from either Ancestry or 23andMe is $49...
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Father’s Day Upgrade Sale at Family Tree DNA
Every year at Father’s Day Family Tree DNA has a sale for men. This sale doesn’t last very long, so if you’ve been thinking about a marker upgrade, now is the time. Here is their announcement. Dear...
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The Warrior Gene
In sports, business or your personal life, how you respond to stress and aggression may be in your genes, or at least partly so. Let’s take a look at a great documentary and the science behind it....
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Mythbusting – Women, Fathers and DNA
I’m sometimes amazed at what people believe – and not just a few people – but a lot of people. Recently, I ran across a situation where someone was just adamant that autosomal DNA could not help a...
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Family Tree DNA Sizzling Summer Sale
Family Tree DNA normally has a 4th of July sale – except this year – it’s a whole month long! Here’s what we received today! Great values. Dear Valued Customer, Summer is once again upon us and it...
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Mitochondrial DNA Smartmatching – The Rest of the Story
Sometimes, a match is not a match. I know, now I’ve gone and ruined your day… One of the questions that everyone wants the answer to when looking at matches, regardless of what kind of DNA testing...
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Products of The Motherland
This week, President Barack Obama paid a visit to Senegal, the stepping off point for slavery, for slaves, their last step on African soil on their way to the New World, wherever that was destined to...
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Family Tree DNA Levels the Playing Field…Sort Of
Today, I received an e-mail from Max Blankfeld, one of the partners at Family Tree DNA. He said that per their promise a month ago, if they obtained a minimum volume of orders during their July...
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Autosomal DNA, Ancient Ancestors, Ethnicity and the Dandelion
Understanding our own ancient DNA is a little different than contemporary DNA that we use for genealogy, but it’s a continuum between the two with a very long umbilical cord between them, then, and...
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Family Tree DNA Updates Family Finder and Adds Triangulation
So yesterday morning, I went to town, and when I came back, Family Tree DNA had rolled out their new Family Finder look and feel. What a nice gift to find! As with anything new, it looks a bit...
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Determining Ethnicity Percentages
Recently, as a comment to one of my blog postings, someone asked how the testing companies can reach so far back in time and tell you about your ancestors. Great question. The tests that reliably...
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Family Tree DNA Announces “The Big Y”
Day 2 of the conference began early this morning and is just now ending and it’s after midnight. I do have a lot to tell you, but most of it going to have to wait a bit. Today’s big news is that David...
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10 Year Pioneers Recognized by Family Tree DNA
Family Tree DNA awarded plaques to their project administrators who have surpassed the 10 year mark. Bennett mentioned that this group is a testament to citizen science. I’m very pleased to be...
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2013 Family Tree DNA Conference Day 2
ISOGG Meeting The International Society of Genetic Genealogy always meets at 8 AM on Sunday morning. I personally think that 8AM meeting should be illegal, but then I generally work till 2 or 3 AM...
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Gene by Gene Genomics Research Center Lab Tour
Both before and after the 9th Annual Family Tree DNA International Conference for Genetic Genealogy this past weekend, Max Blankfeld and Bennett Greenspan were gracious enough to allow interested...
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Be Still my H(e)art…
You’re not going to believe this. I’m not sure I believe it. Remember, I closed my article on the Younger family yesterday by saying that I was hopeful that I might solve the mystery of who Marcus...
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Native American Haplogroups Q, C and the Big Y Test
I’m writing this to provide an update about Native American paternal research, and to ask for your help and support, but first, let me tell you why. It’s a very exciting time. If you don’t want the...
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