Last updated: January 13, 2025 Sorting your DNA matches by places—their current locations and/or your shared ancestral locations—may help you find DNA answers! Learn how to sort DNA matches by place at AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, and 23andMe. Have...
Y-DNA isn’t quite a “paternity test,” but can help you solve paternity mysteries, including those for your male ancestors! Here’s how one man used YDNA to help identify an ancestor’s birth father. Thanks to Bob Land for writing this story about how Y-DNA helped him...
Y-DNA haplogroup E, with subgroups E1b1b and E1b1a, is the most common Y-chromosome haplogroup in Africa. Explore its deep origins, variant names (E-M2, E-M215, and E-V58), global spread to Europe and the Americas, and and consider the best YDNA test for African...
DNA testing privacy concerns at AncestryDNA, 23andMe, FTDNA, MyHeritage, Living DNA and GEDmatch are real. Here’s what’s at stake and how each company handles your genetic data. Are you worried about DNA testing and privacy considerations? You’re not alone. Here, we...
Chromosome painting helps you see your ancestral locations in an appealing new way. Here’s how to use chromosome painters at 23andMe and Family Tree DNA. Chromosome painting sits smack dab at the intersection of science and art. It offers you a new way to visualize...
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