Getting DNA from postage stamps, hair samples and other items is now sometimes possible. Here’s what you’ll want to know about this for your own genetic genealogy mysteries. A few years ago, I blogged about DNA to be extracted from hair samples purportedly belonging...
DNA testing companies have been hard at work, re-calibrating our ethnicity estimates based on newer and better data. DNA ethnicity results—those pretty pie charts and percentages—are based on fancy math and reference populations. The initial reference...
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...
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...
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