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DNA Q&A: Ask Us Anything!

December 10, 2021 thednageek 53d Comments

The DNA Q&A is a relationship advice column for genetic genealogy instead of bad lovers.
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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
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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
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DNA as Negative Evidence

November 14, 2021 thednageek 11d 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

DNA Basics: Mutations

April 24, 2018 thednageek 4d Comments

Variety is the spice of life, they say, but where does variety come from?  Genetically speaking, it comes from mutations.…

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Posted in: Making Sense of DNA Filed under: autosomal DNA, DNA basics, mitochondrial DNA, mutations, short tandem repeats (STRs), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), yDNA

DNA Day 2018!

April 20, 2018 thednageek 2d Comments

DNA Day Sales are on across the board!  All of the main genetic genealogy companies are offering steep discounts on…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA, DNA Day, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, mitochondrial DNA, MyHeritage, sales, yDNA

Now With 300% More Larkin!

December 15, 2017 thednageek 12d Comments

I wrote about the brick wall on my Larkin line a few months ago in a post titled “Sometimes the Wall…

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Posted in: Busting Brick Walls Filed under: Big Y, Family Tree DNA, Larkin, STRs, yDNA

Sometimes the Wall Wins—The Search for John T. Larkin

September 24, 2017 thednageek 14d Comments

Bessie Elizabeth Reid (1871–1905) had a hard life. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 17 Jul 1871, she was the…

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Posted in: Busting Brick Walls Filed under: autosomal DNA, Larkin, Lawless, New Orleans, Reed, Reid, Weicks, yDNA

The Journal of Genetic Genealogy and Scientific Publishing

May 12, 2017 thednageek 2d Comments

In May 2017, the Journal of Genetic Genealogy renewed publication with a new issue after an extended hiatus. You can…

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Posted in: Lagniappe Filed under: Ann Turner, Blaine Bettinger, CeCe Moore, Genome Mate Pro, Journal of Genetic Genealogy, mitochondrial DNA, scientific papers, Shared cM Project, yDNA

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