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Month: March 2019

Quick Tip: Color Code Your Ancestry Tree

March 20, 2019 thednageek 55d Comments

AncestryDNA recently added color tags to their New and Improved DNA Matches beta feature (available here if you don’t already…

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

Quick Tip: Invite Someone to See Your AncestryDNA Results

March 15, 2019 thednageek 11d Comments

This post has been updated. Want to share your DNA results with a collaborator or get extra help from an…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: AncestryDNA, collaboration, quick tips, unknown parentage

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades

March 14, 2019 thednageek 34d Comments

Almost.  Family Tree DNA almost got it right. In late January 2019, we learned that FTDNA had quietly changed their…

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

St Patrick’s Day Sales—2019

March 6, 2019 thednageek 5d Comments

You don’t have to be Irish to take advantage of the St Patrick’s Day sales! Expect more sale announcements, so…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, sales, St Patrick's Day

People Power: Crowdsourcing DNA Stats

March 4, 2019 thednageek 17d Comments

AncestryDNA’s updated DNA Matches (now in beta testing; available here) has a nice little surprise for those of us who…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: AncestryDNA, AncestryDNA Matching White Paper, probabilities, relationship prediction, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

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