DNA ethnicity estimates are more reliable for certain locations than others. Here’s which regions of Europe are more (and less) likely to be identified correctly. Here’s a great word: allele [uh-leel]. It refers to a specific physical location on a chromosome that can...
23andMe users: Connect your family tree to your DNA test results to get the most out of your 23andMe experience. This works for your online trees at Ancestry, Findmypast, MyHeritage, and more! If you want to figure out more easily how you’re related to your DNA...
The 23andMe Family Tree Feature is a much-needed tree tool for genetic genealogists to help DNA matches learn how they may be related. Here’s what it looks like and how to get access. 23andMe is perhaps best known globally for the Health part of its popular Health +...
The best DNA ethnicity results—most accurate and specific—vary across testing companies. Here’s some hard data for 23andMe and AncestryDNA. In my most recent post, I explained two key metrics in DNA ethnicity estimates: precision and recall. (The M&M analogy I...
Can law enforcement access AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA and MyHeritage DNA test results? Here’s where each DNA testing company stands on law enforcement matching for forensic samples. Editor’s note: This post has been updated intermittently, most recently...
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