The reference panels or populations that inform your DNA ethnicity reports for family history ALSO affect variations in those reports. Here’s what you want to know about this! This is the fourth in a series of detailed articles on understanding DNA ethnicity by Jayne...
DNA ethnicity estimates are within your hands to understand—look at confidence levels as closely as you do the pie chart itself! This is the third article in a series exploring DNA ethnicity estimates in depth. You’ll find links to the first two articles at the bottom...
Getting relatives to take a DNA test is easier if you can talk to a lot of them at once. Here are tips for talking about DNA with your relatives at your next family reunion or gathering. Savvy genealogists recognize that a family reunion is an excellent place to...
You’ll feel so much smarter about your varying DNA ethnicity results after you read this article! Here’s why you should think about them more as “historical communities.” This is the second article in Jayne Ekin’s series on taking a closer look at DNA ethnicity. Read...
This new article series by genetic genealogist Jayne Ekins deep-dives into DNA ethnicity estimates and explains why they vary so widely. Were you the victim of an ethnicity overhaul when AncestryDNA updated their process in 2018? Perhaps you’ve tested with different...
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