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FamilyTreeDNA Keynote, RootsTech Wrap + Special Show Pricing Still Available
Am I ever whipped. My two live Sessions that were actually a series of three classes each took place on Friday. Yes, that means I presented 6 sessions on Friday, complete with a couple of Zoom...
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Top Ten RootsTech 2022 DNA Sessions + All DNA Session Links
The official dates of RootsTech 2022 were March 3-5, but the sessions and content in the vendor booths are still available. I’ve compiled a list of the sessions focused on DNA, with web links on the...
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Mitochondrial DNA Webinar is Free for 5 Days PLUS Mitochondrial DNA Test Now...
Wow, the Wringing Every Drop Out of Mitochondrial DNA webinar yesterday was SO MUCH FUN. The lovely comments from attendees below the video say it all. Thank you to the 1800 or so people who signed up,...
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Ancestry Only Shows Shared Matches of 20 cM and Greater – What That Means &...
Recently, I’ve noticed an uptick in confused people who’ve taken Ancestry’s DNA test. They are using shared matches, which is a great tool and exactly what they should be doing, but they become...
View ArticleJust Released – Mitochondrial Haplogroup L7 Video!
I’m still VERY excited about the haplogroup L7 discovery. Mitochondrial Eve’s new 100,000-year-old great-granddaughter. So is the rest of the Million Mito Team We’ve created a short video explaining...
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FamilyTreeDNA DISCOVER™ Launches – Including Y DNA Haplogroup Ages
FamilyTreeDNA just released an amazing new group of public Y DNA tools. Yes, a group of tools – not just one. The new Discover tools, which you can access here, aren’t just for people who have tested...
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DNA-eXplained Celebrates Tenth Anniversary!
This blog, DNA-eXplained, is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. How time flies! I never thought for a minute about a 10th anniversary when I launched that first article. I started blogging to...
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DNA: In Search of… New Series Launches
Today, I’m excited to announce a new series titled “DNA: In Search of…” I receive queries every single day about how to search for either unknown parents or unknown grandparents using genetic...
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In Search of…Vendor Features, Strengths, and Testing Strategies
This is the third in our series of articles about searching for unknown close family members, specifically; parents, grandparents, or siblings. However, these same techniques can be applied to...
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How to Download Your DNA Match Lists & Segment Files
If you’ve taken an autosomal DNA test and you’re working to determine how your matches are related to you, meaning which ancestors you share, you’ll want to download your DNA match list. There are...
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DNA: In Search of…Signs of Endogamy
This is the fourth in our series of articles about searching for unknown close family members, specifically; parents, grandparents, or siblings. However, these same techniques can be applied by...
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How Many Matches at Each DNA Testing Vendor?
We know that it’s important to test at, or upload to, each DNA testing vendor. Every vendor has some people that aren’t in any other database. If you don’t assure that your DNA, and that of your close...
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DNA: In Search of…Full and Half-Siblings
This is the fifth article in our series of articles about searching for unknown close family members, specifically; parents, grandparents, or siblings. However, these same techniques can be applied by...
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Connect Your DNA Test, and Others, to Your Tree
To optimize your DNA tests, each tester needs to take advantage of the features offered by each vendor. In order to do that, we need to perform the following tasks. Upload or create a tree (except at...
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FamilyTreeDNA to Surpass 60,000 Y DNA Haplogroups and Introduces New Time Tree
The public Y DNA tree at FamilyTreeDNA is on the brink of crossing the 60,000 branch threshold. When do you think it will sprout enough leaves to get there? I’m betting on tomorrow, or maybe the next...
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Concepts: Your Matches on the Same Segment are NOT Necessarily Related to...
Just because two (or more) people match you on the same segment does NOT mean they are related to each other. This is a fundamental concept of DNA matching and of using a chromosome browser. I want to...
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The Best of 2022
It’s that time of year where we look both backward and forward. Thank you for your continued readership! Another year under our belts! I always find it interesting to review the articles you found most...
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Sneak Preview: Introducing the FamilyTreeDNA Group Time Tree
Drum roll please!!! This is a sneak peek of a new tool being rolled out by FamilyTreeDNA in a VERY EARLY BETA soft launch. Right now, the only way to view the Group Time Tree is by using the link to my...
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Project Administrators: How to Prepare Your Project for FamilyTreeDNA’s New...
Last week, FamilyTreeDNA gave us a sneak peek into their new Group Time Tree that displays Big Y testers in time tree format within group projects that they have joined. I wrote about this in the...
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ThruLines Suggests Potential Ancestors – How Accurate Are They?
I wanted to evaluate the accuracy of Ancestry’s ThruLines suggested Potential Ancestors when compared with a tree I know is accurate. I conducted an experiment where I created a small tree on Ancestry...
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