Since the launch of the autosomal DNA test, we have seen an incredible increase in the specificity of DNA ethnicity origins reports. DNA ethnicity getting more specific In the 11 years since the launch of the autosomal DNA test, we have seen an incredible increase in...
MyHeritage has a new chromosome browser! Here are three tips for using the MyHeritage chromosome browser effectively. Just last year if you had asked me if I thought anyone could catch AncestryDNA in their race to own the genetic genealogy market, I would have been...
DNA Quest provides DNA test kits to help adoptees and others with unknown birth parents to reconnect with their biological roots. This wonderful service is provided by MyHeritage. Note: This post was updated in March 2023. DNA Quest for Adoptees Global genetic...
Transferring your DNA data to another genetic genealogy website is like getting a second opinion: it’s generally a good idea. Get a second opinion. That’s the advice we hear about our healthcare (and the tactic my kids use when one parent says “no”). But it should...
This year-in-review for DNA news of 2017 catches amazing highlights from leading companies Ancestry, MyHeritage, Living DNA, Family Tree DNA and 23andMe. DNA testing numbers grow As evidence of its now proven usefulness in genealogy research, the genetic genealogy...
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