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...
Take a virtual travel adventure into your family history, using your DNA test results—not just ethnicity, but your match list—and customize your armchair destinations based on your family’s origins. When I was in third grade, my grandmother walked me to school in the...
How does your DNA testing company correct for endogamy on DNA matches? You should know about Ancestry’s algorithm; MyHeritage’s rule for Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry; and these tips for segment size and shared matches. Endogamy is more than just a set of first cousins...
As soon as I tried FamilySearch’s new “Where Am I From?” family tree mapping tool, I wondered how my DNA ethnicity results would compare to my genealogical family tree. Here’s what I saw. FamilySearch has launched a free, interactive Where Am I From? online activity...
How do DNA ethnicity results for identical twins compare at AncestryDNA, 23andMe and MyHeritage? Read the answers here, along with a bonus question about 23andMe traits. Somebody finally did it. A research group has tracked the ethnicity results of 21 pairs of...
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