Coverage is the biggest concept in genetic genealogy that you’ve probably never heard of. DNA Painter has released a new tool that makes it easy to calculate.
The Zoo Problem Imagine a 5-year-old telling you about their trip to the zoo. They might, in breathless excitement, report…
Negative evidence is the absence of something you would expect to see under the circumstances. We use negative evidence daily…
DNA can be a novelty, a last resort, or a staple of your genealogy research. For less than $100, a…
The first post in this series described endogamy, the practice of mating within a relatively small group over many generations,…
New tools are in the works to improve relationship predictions, but we’re not there yet!
A silver lining of the covid years is the rise of virtual genealogy education. We can learn almost anything now…
Learn to use the single most important tool for DNA mysteries: WATO (What Are the Odds?)
Level: Intermediate
The Shared cM Tool at DNA Painter contains two completely different sets of data. Here’s why.
(Level: Advanced)
The DNA Q&A is a relationship advice column for genetic genealogy instead of bad lovers.
(Level: Beginner)