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Month: February 2019

AncestryDNA’s ThruLines

February 27, 2019 thednageek 179d Comments

ThruLines are automatically added to DNA tests that meet the criteria described at the end of this post. AncestryDNA’s ThruLinesTM are…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: AncestryDNA, common ancestors, hints, RootsTech, Shared Ancestor Hints, ThruLines

AncestryDNA’s Updated DNA Matches

thednageek 36d Comments

These features are now available to all users of AncestryDNA and no longer require opting into “beta testing”. For RootsTech…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: AncestryDNA, color coding, DNA matches, filtering, RootsTech

Ancestry’s MyTreeTags

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Instructions for opting in to the beta test are at the bottom of this post. Ancestry has pulled off a…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Ancestry, filtering, MyTreeTags, RootsTech, tagging

Guest Post: Comparing Admixtures Using Visuals

February 23, 2019 thednageek 9d Comments

By: Erik Schaefer Remember the excitement of receiving your first DNA results and wanting to share them with everyone? I…

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Posted in: Ethnicity Estimates Filed under: admixture, Excel, guest post, visual diagrams

More Privacy Concerns at Family Tree DNA

February 17, 2019 thednageek 20d Comments

On 31 January, 2019, we learned from Buzzfeed that Family Tree DNA had allowed the FBI to use their customer…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Family Tree DNA, Fourth Amendment, genetic privacy, informed consent, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement

Valentine’s Day Sales

February 11, 2019 thednageek 1 Comment

It’s that time of year:  Valentine’s Day.  Love is in the air!  Chocolate is abundant.  And if you’re not in…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, sales, Valentine's Day

AncestryDNA Is Using FIRs to Distinguish Full and Half Siblings

February 7, 2019 thednageek 94d Comments

Did you know that AncestryDNA is using fully-identical regions to distinguish full siblings from half siblings?  And apparently has been…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: AncestryDNA, AncestryDNA Matching White Paper, full siblings, fully-identical regions, half siblings, relationship prediction

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