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Month: April 2018

A Comparison of GEDmatch and the FBI’s CODIS Database

April 29, 2018 thednageek 28d Comments

The arrest of the Golden State Killer has sparked debates about the ethics of government representatives using a private genealogy…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: 4th Amendment, CODIS, GEDmatch, genetic privacy, law enforcement

Genealogy and the Golden State Killer

April 26, 2018 thednageek 53d Comments

This post has been updated. On April 25, 2018, news broke that Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested as the serial rapist…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Buckskin Girl, GEDmatch, genetic privacy, Golden State Killer, law enforcement

Win a Free Customized T-Shirt for DNA Day!

April 25, 2018 thednageek 2d Comments

In honor of National DNA Day, The DNA Geek has partnered with CelebrateDNA.com to give away three personalized DNA Double…

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Posted in: Lagniappe

Today Only! 23andMe Is Accepting Transfers from AncestryDNA

thednageek 37d Comments

Until midnight Pacific Time, 23andMe is accepting transfers of raw DNA data from AncestryDNA.  To start the process, click here,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers

DNA Basics: Mutations

April 24, 2018 thednageek 4d Comments

Variety is the spice of life, they say, but where does variety come from?  Genetically speaking, it comes from mutations.…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: autosomal DNA, DNA basics, mitochondrial DNA, mutations, short tandem repeats (STRs), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), yDNA

DNA Day 2018!

April 20, 2018 thednageek 2d Comments

DNA Day Sales are on across the board!  All of the main genetic genealogy companies are offering steep discounts on…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA, DNA Day, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, mitochondrial DNA, MyHeritage, sales, yDNA

DNA Basics: Mitochondrial DNA

April 19, 2018 thednageek 11d Comments

The first post of this series ended with a reference to different “types” of DNA. In truth, DNA is DNA,…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: biology, DNA basics, haplogroups, mitochondrial DNA, mutations, SNPs

The End of the Price War

April 9, 2018 thednageek Leave a comment

Last night, AncestryDNA quietly and unilaterally ended the price war that’s been driving the explosive growth of the autosomal DNA…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: Black Friday, DNA Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, price war, sales, St Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day

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