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Month: January 2017

Meiosis, Schmeiosis

January 27, 2017 thednageek 2d Comments

In an earlier post, I mentioned in passing that AncestryDNA’s Match White Paper (31 March 2016) misused the word meioses…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: avuncular, crossing over, meiosis, relationship prediction

My 2017 Wish List

January 11, 2017 thednageek 14d Comments

My personal wish list for genetic genealogy in 2017 involves realistic, optimistic, and moon-shot goals. For example, I have identified…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, wish list

AncestryDNA Breaks Three Million!

January 10, 2017 thednageek 3d Comments

Today, AncestryDNA announced that their database of DNA test takers now exceeds 3 million. They also reported that they sold 1.4…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: autosomal DNA, database size

The “Exploring Family Trees” Tool

January 3, 2017 thednageek 10d Comments

One of my favorite visualization tools for family trees is one I recently discovered at https://learnforeverlearn.com/ancestors/. It is being developed by…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: Acadians & Cajuns, Brad Lyon, endogamy, Exploring Family Trees tool, tools

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