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)
Are you a beginner at DNA? Intermediate? Advanced? How can you tell?
(Level: All)
Y-DNA is a unique type of DNA that is passed down from fathers and tracks the paternal lineage. In many…