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Category: Making Sense of DNA

Education: DNA Directions

May 6, 2022 thednageek Leave a comment

DNA can be a novelty, a last resort, or a staple of your genealogy research.  For less than $100, a…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA

The Endogamy Files: Visualizing Endogamy in Your Tree

March 26, 2022 thednageek 11d Comments

The first post in this series described endogamy, the practice of mating within a relatively small group over many generations,…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: DNA Painter, endogamy, Exploring Family Trees tool, LucidChart, pedigree collapse

The Future of Relationship Predictions

March 7, 2022 thednageek 8d Comments

New tools are in the works to improve relationship predictions, but we’re not there yet!

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: Ped-sim, relationship prediction, Shared cM Project Tool, Shared cM Tool, shared DNA, shared Shared cM Project

Education: So Many Choices!

January 6, 2022 thednageek 7d Comments

A silver lining of the covid years is the rise of virtual genealogy education.  We can learn almost anything now…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: analysis, autosomal DNA, education, relationship prediction, What Are the Odds? (WATO), workshops, writing

Education: Working With WATO (What Are the Odds?)

December 18, 2021 thednageek 2d Comments

Learn to use the single most important tool for DNA mysteries: WATO (What Are the Odds?)
Level: Intermediate

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, education, hypothesis testing, relationship prediction, unknown parentage, What Are the Odds? (WATO)
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You Can’t Get There From Here

December 16, 2021 thednageek 7d Comments

The Shared cM Tool at DNA Painter contains two completely different sets of data. Here’s why.
(Level: Advanced)

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: advanced, probabilities, probability, relationship prediction, shared centimorgans, Shared cM Project, Shared cM Tool, What Are the Odds? (WATO)
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DNA Q&A: Ask Us Anything!

December 10, 2021 thednageek 30d Comments

The DNA Q&A is a relationship advice column for genetic genealogy instead of bad lovers.
(Level: Beginner)

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: autosomal DNA, database size, DNA testing, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, relationship prediction, Y chromosome, y DNA, yDNA

Are You Experienced

November 28, 2021 thednageek 29d Comments

Are you a beginner at DNA?  Intermediate?  Advanced?  How can you tell?
(Level: All)

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: advanced, beginner, ethics, experience levels, expert, intermediate, methods, self evaluation, terminology, third-party tools

Education: A Road Map for Y-DNA

November 20, 2021 thednageek 3d Comments

Y-DNA is a unique type of DNA that is passed down from fathers and tracks the paternal lineage.  In many…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: education, y DNA, yDNA

DNA as Negative Evidence

November 14, 2021 thednageek 9d Comments

We may not know exactly how we’re related to our autosomal DNA matches, but we know we are related to…

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Posted in: Busting Brick Walls, Making Sense of DNA Filed under: advanced, autosomal DNA, England, HAPI-DNA, negative evidence, shared DNA, World War I, y DNA, yDNA

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