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Ancestry Updates their Terms and Conditions, and I Have Questions

October 1, 2020 thednageek 19d Comments

AncestryDNA updated their Terms and Conditions on 23 September, 2020.  The Legal Genealogist has (as usual) has written an excellent…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), judicial proceedings, legal proceedings, Terms of Service

AncestryDNA’s 2020 Matching White Paper

July 17, 2020 thednageek 72d 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

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

How Long Will Your DNA Test Take? — December 2019 Edition

December 1, 2019 thednageek 58d Comments

We’re approaching the end of the year, time for cold weather and hot chocolate in the northern hemisphere, summer and…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, holiday sales, Living DNA, MyHeritage, processing time

The Baskin Robbins Problem

November 2, 2019 thednageek 8d Comments

Note that the sale prices are no longer in effect. The genetic genealogy market has been spreading its wings lately,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, health, holiday sales, Living DNA, MyHeritage, traits

Flash Sale at Ancestry — 2 Days Only!

July 2, 2019 thednageek 2d Comments

Ancestry is having a 4th of July Flash Sale in the US for 2 days only! Working on mystery in…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, flash sale, sales

Genealogical Database Growth Slows

June 22, 2019 thednageek 61d Comments

The past year has seen a chilling in the genetic genealogy industry:  DNA kit sales are down drastically since April…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, database growth, database size, Family Tree DNA, GEDmatch, investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), law enforcement, MyHeritage

Mother’s Day Sales 2019

May 2, 2019 thednageek Leave a comment

Mother’s Day sales on DNA tests have been announced!  Show Mom you love her by linking her to her ancestors. …

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Living DNA, Mother's Day, MyHeritage, sales

Quick Tip: Color Code Your Ancestry Tree

March 20, 2019 thednageek 53d Comments

AncestryDNA recently added color tags to their New and Improved DNA Matches beta feature (available here if you don’t already…

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

Quick Tip: Invite Someone to See Your AncestryDNA Results

March 15, 2019 thednageek 11d Comments

This post has been updated. Want to share your DNA results with a collaborator or get extra help from an…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: AncestryDNA, collaboration, quick tips, unknown parentage

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