Chromosome mapping can be a fun way to compare your shared DNA with known matches and assign genetic strands to specific shared ancestors. Here’s how to do this with DNA Painter. Chromosome mapping is one of those “DNA tangents” some people love. It’s a fun way to...
Organizing your DNA matches helps you make sense of them. From someone who organizes DNA results for a living, here’s the fastest, easiest way to organize them, whether you’ve tested at AncestryDNA, 23andMe or another company. When I was a kid I collected books. I...
Are you registered yet for AMSTERDAM? I’m talking about MyHeritage LIVE at the Hilton Amsterdam, Sept 6-8, 2019. Here’s what you need to know—and a coupon code for discounted registration. What I {heart} about MyHeritage LIVE The MyHeritage LIVE conference has all of...
How can you learn about Jewish ethnicity and DNA? “Jewish DNA” genetic signatures show up in DNA test results for family history: in Y DNA, mtDNA and even autosomal tests. Because Jewish people (as a whole) have been so good at obeying rather strict laws of family...
mtDNA testing is the neglected child of genetic genealogy. But mtDNA identified the remains of Jesse James. Could a similar strategy help your family history research? Most of us are interested to hear about the next best thing. But in our haste to adopt the latest...
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