A very common question is, “How much DNA of an ancestor do I carry and how does that affect my ethnicity results?” This question is particularly relevant for people who are seeking evidence of a particular ethnicity of an ancestor … Continue reading
Have you ever had something you need to refer back to and can’t find it? I do this more often than I care to admit. About a year ago, I did a study when I was writing the “Concepts – Parental Phasing” … Continue reading
I often receive questions about who to test to obtain (discover) the Y or mitochondrial DNA of a particular ancestor in one’s tree. The question often arises when people are attempting to find either Y or mitochondrial DNA to confirm that … Continue reading
Recently, while checking Facebook, I saw this posting from my friend who researches in the same Native admixed group of families in North Carolina and Virginia that I do. Researchers have been trying for years to sort through these interrelated … Continue reading
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a match! One of the questions I often receive about autosomal DNA is, “What, EXACTLY, is a match?” The answer at first glance seems evident, meaning when you and someone else are shown on each other’s … Continue reading
There has been a lot of discussion about ethnicity percentages within the genetic genealogy community recently, probably because of the number of people who have recently purchased DNA tests to discover “who they are.” Testers want to know specifically if ethnicity percentages are right … Continue reading
So you took the Y-line test and you don’t match the surnames you expected to match and now you’re worried. Is there maybe an “oops” in your lineage? One of two things has happened. Either your line has simply not … Continue reading
Recently, someone asked me to explain why testing the older, in fact, the oldest family members is so important. What they really wanted were talking points in order to explain to others, in just a few words, so that they … Continue reading
We’re going to do three things in this article. Updating Your DNA Master Spreadsheet With New Matches Labeling Known Pileup Areas Utilizing Phased Family Finder Matches You must do item one above, before you can do item three…just in case … Continue reading
This article covers both sorting in Excel and how to identify an overlapping segment, and what that means to you as a genetic genealogist. I swore I wasn’t going to teach Excel, but there have been so many questions about … Continue reading
