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A mole and its molehill

The Molehill and the Mountain

August 6, 2021 thednageek 53d Comments

The sky is falling!  The end is nigh!  People are deleting their trees!   Why?  Because Ancestry recently updated their…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Ancestry.com, controversy, copyright, private trees, public trees, Terms of Service, User Provided Content
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Let’s Talk About Sex

June 30, 2021 thednageek 37d Comments

Sex is pretty simple: you’re either male or female, right?  Nope!  Turns out it’s not nearly that straightforward.  In fact,…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: anatomical sex, chromosomal sex, gender identity, SRY gene, X chromosome, Y chromosome
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The Bitter End of Covid

June 13, 2021 thednageek 24d Comments

Being able to taste bitter foods might give you some protection from covid.

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: allele, bitter taste, covid, disease resistance, health, protein, T2R38, TAS2R38, traits

What’s in Your Toolbox? — DNA Painter’s cM Estimator

June 9, 2021 thednageek 8d Comments

There’s no secret that DNA Painter is my favorite third-party site for DNA analysis.  Its tools for chromosome mapping, relationship…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: chromosome browser, chromosome mapping, cM Estimator, DNA Painter, shared centimorgans

Working with WATO: Centimorgan Adjustments

June 5, 2021 thednageek 6d Comments

The What Are the Odds? tool (WATO) at DNAPainter.com has revolutionized how we identify unknown parents, grandparents, and even great…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: relationship prediction, shared centimorgans, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

It’s Time for Jamboree!

June 3, 2021 thednageek 2d Comments

The Southern California Genealogy Society’s annual Jamboree begins tomorrow, June 4!  Jamboree is perhaps my favorite conference for its intimate…

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Posted in: Lagniappe

AncestryDNA Surpasses 20 Million

May 27, 2021 thednageek 32d Comments

According to Ancestry.com‘s corporate page, they now have more than 20 million tested people in their DNA database. This is…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, database growth, database size, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage DNA

GEDmatch Has a Makeover! But It’s Purely Cosmetic

May 4, 2021 thednageek 31d Comments

This post has been updated. Today, GEDmatch has a new look at https://app.gedmatch.com. It’s a long-overdue upgrade for a site…

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Posted in: Forensic Genetic Genealogy, Lagniappe Filed under: DNA segments, forensic genealogy, gedcom, GEDmatch, law enforcement

The Future of FTDNA

April 6, 2021 thednageek 34d Comments

Where is FTDNA headed?

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Posted in: DNA Testing

Quick Tip: Color Code Your Matches—Fast!

April 3, 2021 thednageek 21d Comments

One of the best things about AncestryDNA is the ability to color-code your DNA match list. There are 24 colors,…

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

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