I haven’t had time to try this yet, but I can hardly wait. Kitty Cooper’s chromosome mapping tool enables those who have taken one of the autosomal tests from Family Tree DNA or 23andMe and downloaded matches to map the segments that you know are associated with certain ancestral lines on your chromosomes with a color key.
The genetic genealogy community has been anxiously waiting for this tool. You can find it here: http://kittymunson.com/dna/ChromosomeMapper.php
Until now, we were relegated to keeping this kind of information on a spreadsheet. I covered how to do this in my blog on Autosomal Triangulation and also in one of the Autosomal Me segments.
But thanks to Kitty, we can take the information above and make it look like the example below from Kitty’s blog.
We can’t think you enough Kitty!!! Way to go! Woohoo!
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Roberta,
Thanks so much for sharing this. I am starting to identify cousins and wanted some way to track the chromosome segments by ancestors.
I am sure this is wonderful, but for those of us who haven’t a clue, more instructions would help.
So much easier when you explain something! Thank you so much. I never miss reading your blogs.
I feel like a kid at Christmas! Can’t wait to try it out!
I really appreciate you sharing this.
woot woot!! Excited. Carla
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Not working. Generates either a blank chromosome map or one with the segments incorrectly placed. Need more detailed instructions about how to prepare files.
Kitty has asked for problems to be reported as comments to her blog. She is answering people there.
http://blog.kittycooper.com/2013/08/chromosome-mapping-tool-released/
Thanks–apparently if you are using a Mac you have to save the file as a Windows Comma Separated .csv file. When I did that it worked.
Thanks for following up Jim.
If someone here knows how to get this thing working,please feel free to let us know.
Kitty has asked for people to let her know of issues as feedback to her blog. She is answering questions there. http://blog.kittycooper.com/2013/08/chromosome-mapping-tool-released/
Bravo!
it doesn’t so anything. More precise instructions are needed.
Kitty has asked for people to let her know of issues as feedback to her blog. She is answering questions there. http://blog.kittycooper.com/2013/08/chromosome-mapping-tool-released/
It doesn’t work. I enter my file, the little arrow spins, stops spinning and there’s nothing. A few more precise instructions for the computer illiterate would be welcomed here.
Kitty has asked for people to let her know of issues as feedback to her blog. She is answering questions there. http://blog.kittycooper.com/2013/08/chromosome-mapping-tool-released/
Roberta
Thanks for posting the hint from Jim Barry for Mac users. Keep those good items coming
Tom
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