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GEDmatch Goes Haywire

July 19, 2020 thednageek 68d Comments

Sometime on the morning of Sunday, 19 July 2020, the GEDmatch site was either hacked or experienced a severe programming…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: GEDmatch, genetic privacy, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement

AncestryDNA’s 2020 Matching White Paper

July 17, 2020 thednageek 78d Comments

This post has been updated On 15 July, 2020, AncestryDNA updated their “Matching White Paper“, which is a detailed document…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, AncestryDNA Matching White Paper, endogamy, longest segment size, NextGen sequencing, relative matching

AncestryDNA Breaks 18 Million Customers!

July 14, 2020 thednageek 20d Comments

AncestryDNA has now tested more than 18 million people, making them, by far, the largest genealogical DNA database in the…

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Posted in: DNA Testing, Uncategorized Filed under: AncestryDNA, database growth, database size

A Major Update to “What Are the Odds?”

June 3, 2020 thednageek 56d Comments

What Are the Odds? is one of the most helpful tools for autosomal DNA, and now it’s even better!

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, autosomal DNA, third-party tools, unknown parentage, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

Improving the Odds

May 25, 2020 thednageek 25d Comments

Two of the most useful aids for figuring out how you are related to your autosomal DNA matches are at…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, AncestryDNA Matching White Paper, DNA Painter, probabilities, relationship prediction, Shared cM Project Tool, ThruLines, unknown parentage, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

The Endogamy Files: What Is Endogamy?

May 5, 2020 thednageek 57d Comments

Endogamy is a word that gets bandied around a lot in genetic genealogy circles, but what it means and how…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: Acadian, Cajun, endogamy, Louisiana, pedigree collapse

MyHeritage In Color!

February 11, 2020 thednageek 4d Comments

UPDATE:  In response to the coronavirus pandemic, MyHeritage is granting unlimited, free access to MyHeritage in Color™ for 30 days…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: colorization, MyHeritage, photographs

Autosomal DNA Database Growth

January 17, 2020 thednageek 25d Comments

New intel on database sizes has rolled in over the past 6 weeks, so it’s time to update the autosomal…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, database growth, database size, Family Tree DNA, GEDmatch, MyHeritage

Congratulations New York!

January 16, 2020 thednageek 10d Comments

I want to share a quick story from R.S., who was born in New York City and adopted.  DNA easily…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: adoptee rights, DNA matches, mitochondrial DNA, original birth certificate, orphan train rider, unknown parentage

Petition to Implement Informed Consent at GEDmatch

January 10, 2020 thednageek 24d Comments

The petition is no longer active.  GEDmatch has chosen to expose users to some forensic investigations even if those users…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: ethics, GEDmatch, informed consent, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement, Terms of Service, Verogen

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