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A Major Update to “What Are the Odds?”

June 3, 2020 thednageek 17d Comments

What Are the Odds? is one of the most helpful tools for autosomal DNA, and now it’s even better!

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, autosomal DNA, third-party tools, unknown parentage, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

Improving the Odds

May 25, 2020 thednageek 24d Comments

Two of the most useful aids for figuring out how you are related to your autosomal DNA matches are at…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, AncestryDNA Matching White Paper, DNA Painter, probabilities, relationship prediction, Shared cM Project Tool, ThruLines, unknown parentage, What Are the Odds? (WATO)

Congratulations New York!

January 16, 2020 thednageek 10d Comments

I want to share a quick story from R.S., who was born in New York City and adopted.  DNA easily…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: adoptee rights, DNA matches, mitochondrial DNA, original birth certificate, orphan train rider, unknown parentage

The Art of Reaching Out

December 13, 2019 thednageek 16d Comments

Reaching out to DNA matches is a necessity, and an art form.

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: adoptees, contact, unknown parentage

The Hicks Babies

September 17, 2019 thednageek 105d Comments

In the mid-1940s, Dr. Thomas Jugarthy Hicks opened the Hicks Community Clinic in the small town of McCaysville, Georgia, mere…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: adoptees, black-market adoption, Hicks Babies, unknown parentage

Emily

June 11, 2019 thednageek 7d Comments

Emily’s is a true story, but some given names and surnames have been changed to protect privacy. When Emily’s DNA…

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Posted in: Finding Family Filed under: Ashkenazi Jewish, sperm donation, sperm donor, unknown father, unknown parentage

Jerry and Paul

May 7, 2019 thednageek 8d Comments

At age 16, Jerry’s mother was working in a canning factory, where she met a young man.  As things happen,…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: artifact testing, GEDmatch, one-to-one comparison, post-mortem DNA sampling, search angel, unknown father, unknown parentage

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

Science the Heck Out of Your DNA — Part 7

July 9, 2018 thednageek 32d Comments

This is my 100th post! A special thanks to all of my readers for making blogging so much fun. Scroll…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, autosomal DNA, hypothesis testing, probability, relationship prediction, unknown parentage

Science the Heck Out of Your DNA — Part 6

February 18, 2018 thednageek 14d Comments

Scroll down for links to other posts in this series. I presented a talk on this method at the i4GG…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: adoptees, autosomal DNA, hypothesis testing, probability, relationship prediction, unknown parentage

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