When it comes to setting DNA testing goals for family history, you have to know your limitations. You want realistic expectations! Increasingly, the list of what DNA testing CAN’T do is getting shorter. But there is still a list. Here it is. What DNA Alone Can’t 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...
Last updated: July 29, 2024 Y DNA and mtDNA just got better! The new mitoYDNA.org website promises free, crowdsourced DNA matching for YDNA and mtDNA tests, with options for research and law enforcement participation. A new website has launched for free sharing of Y...
Family Tree DNA’s Big Y DNA test can help you distinguish fine shades of relationship on the paternal side of your family tree using YDNA. What is Big Y, and when is it worth taking? In January 2019, FamilyTreeDNA* released the latest-and-greatest version of its Big Y...
How can you learn about Jewish ethnicity and DNA? “Jewish DNA” genetic signatures show up in DNA test results for family history: in Y DNA, mtDNA and even autosomal tests. Because Jewish people (as a whole) have been so good at obeying rather strict laws of family...
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