Family Tree DNA has (finally!) updated its ethnicity estimates from 24 to 90 categories for its Family Finder autosomal customers. Here’s what you should know about MyOrigins 3.0. Consumer DNA testing company Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) has been working on a major...
A sudden interest in family history leads James into DNA testing—and hopes of building the tree of his immigrant ancestors back into Ireland. James McGrail of Steubenville, Ohio, had never taken an interest in his family history. Then about eight years ago, two things...
Living DNA’s Family Networks (DNA matches experience) is progressing. Here’s how to opt in to DNA matching and what you’ll see when you do. I first tested with Living DNA because I was curious about the specificity with which they report British Isles origins. Most of...
DNA tests from 23andMe and AncestryDNA require saliva. What if you (or your relative) can’t spit to provide the sample? “My uncle has severe Alzheimer’s. I have tried to get enough spit from him for AncestryDNA to test but have been unsuccessful. What should I do?”...
Can you use DNA, inlcuding Y DNA, to find the family of an orphaned ancestor? This scenario considers YDNA and autosomal DNA testing for finding the missing family of an Italian orphan. As part of a Legacy Family Tree Q&A series I did recently, a participant named...
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