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Mitochondrial DNA: Part 4 – Techniques for Doubling Your Useful Matches
This article is Part 4 of a series about mitochondrial DNA. I suggest you read these earlier articles in order before reading this one: Mitochondrial DNA: Part 1 – Overview Mitochondrial DNA: Part 2 –...
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DNA Results – First Glances at Ethnicity and Matching!
People who have worked with genetic genealogy for a long time often forget what it’s like to be a new person taking a DNA test. Recently, someone asked me what a tester actually sees after they take a...
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Exciting New Y DNA Haplogroup D Discoveries!
Haplogroup D is a very old branch of Y-DNA that has remained rather mysterious. It has been uncertain where haplogroup D was born – in Africa, Asia or elsewhere – and when. It’s always fascinating when...
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Summer Sale at Family Tree DNA
Do you ever have one of those weeks when absolutely nothing goes right? Me too, and that’s why this week’s regular blog article isn’t ready and didn’t get published. But Family Tree DNA just saved the...
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Your Mitochondrial DNA Journey – Free New Video at Family Tree DNA
Family Tree DNA released a cool new video for everyone who has taken the full sequence mitochondrial DNA test. I signed in today and discovered this nice little gift. I clicked, and the first thing you...
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First Steps When Your DNA Results are Ready – Sticking Your Toe in the...
Recently someone asked me what the first steps would be for a person who wasn’t terribly familiar with genealogy and had just received their DNA test results. I wrote an article called DNA Results –...
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Mitochondrial DNA: Part 5 – Joining Projects
This is the fifth article in the Mitochondrial DNA series. The first four are: Mitochondrial DNA: Part 1 – Overview Mitochondrial DNA: Part 2 – What Do Those Numbers Mean Mitochondrial DNA: Part 3 –...
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Native American & Minority Ancestors Identified Using DNAPainter Plus...
Ethnicity is always a ticklish subject. On one hand we say to be leery of ethnicity estimates, but on the other hand, we all want to know who our ancestors were and where they came from. Many people...
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Mitochondrial DNA Resources – Everything You Need to Know
Recently, I wrote a multi-part series about mitochondrial DNA – start to finish – everything you need to know. I’ve assembled several articles in one place, and I’ll add any new articles here as well....
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Family Tree DNA Dashboard Gets a New Skin
I signed into an account at FamilyTreeDNA and a surprise was waiting for me. FamilyTreeDNA molted and the dashboard on everyone’s personal page has a new look and feel. Click to enlarge The various...
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Superpower: Your Aunts’ and Uncles’ DNA is Your DNA Too – Maximize Those...
Recently a reader, Ian, dropped me a note suggesting that perhaps not everyone understands the 2-fer value of close family members who DNA test. That’s “two for the price of one.” Even just one family...
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Lineage Societies: Requirements and DNA
I’ve been hesitant to rock this boat, hoping this ship would right itself, but I’ve decided that this vessel needs to be swayed a bit with the hope of providing encouragement and perhaps positive...
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DNAPainter Instructions and Resources
DNAPainter is one of my favorite tools because DNAPainter, just as its name implies, facilitates users painting their matches’ segments on their various chromosomes. It’s genetic art and your...
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Hit a Genetic Genealogy Home Run Using Your Double-Sided Two-Faced...
Do you want to hit a home run with your DNA test, but find yourself a mite bewildered? Yep, those matches can be somewhat confusing – especially if you don’t understand what’s going on. Do you have a...
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DNA File Upload-Download and Transfer Instructions to and from DNA Testing...
Some of my most popular articles are the instructions for how to download your DNA files from the various vendors in order to upload and transfer your DNA files to other vendors to obtain more matches....
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Big Y News and Stats + Sale
I must admit – this past January when FamilyTreeDNA announced the Big Y-700, an upgrade from the Big Y-500 product, I was skeptical. I wondered how much benefit testers would really see – but I was...
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FamilyTreeDNA Thanksgiving Sale + New Comprehensive Health Report
FamilyTreeDNA’s Thanksgiving Sale has begun. Almost everything is on sale. I don’t know about you, but I like to have all of my holiday planning and purchasing DONE before Thanksgiving. Some of the...
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Genetic Affairs Reconstructs Trees from Genetic Clusters – Even Without Your...
Since Genetic Affairs launched in 2018, they’ve added a LOT of new functionality. I initially wrote about their clustering functionality here. Genetic Affairs AutoClustering, SuperClusters and...
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Are You DNA Testing the Right People?
We often want to purchase DNA kits for relatives, especially during the holidays when there are so many sales. (There are links for free shipping on tests in addition to sale prices at the end of this...
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Charting Companion Creates Easy, Quick Last-Minute Gifts
Do you need something quickly for a last-minute gift? One of my blog readers asked about printing quality genealogy charts and I have a super-easy solution. You can literally be printing charts in...
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