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The Genetic Genealogist

http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com

The Genetic Genealogist examines the intersection between modern genetic testing and traditional genealogical research.

Added on: Apr 2nd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Blaine
Listed in: Genealogy Science
Tags: genealogy dna genetic mtdna haplogroup genetics

Recent Posts

A Review of Familybuilder DNA Testing

Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 18:11 in dna companies, dna for newbies

Familybuilder, launched in 2007, is a genealogy company that ranks among the top 10 online genealogy services in the world with over 17 million users and over 120 million family tree profiles. Late last year the company began offering a genetic g...
Q&A: Everyone Has Two Family Trees – A Genealogical Tree and a Genetic Tree

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 01:23 in dna for newbies, ancient dna

I recently received an interesting question from a reader (see this comment) about 23andMe’s Relative Finder, and thought it would be worth sharing the question and my answer with all my readers. The Question: I’m a man who recently took a 23and...
Genetic Genealogy Tidbits

Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 12:04 in dna in the news, dna companies, dna for newbies, dna databases

DNA Test Index has a great index of DNA testing providers, including genetic genealogy testing companies. Via @genomicslawyer – an “atypically complete list of genetic test providers: http://bit.ly/2f8FLW.” ISOGG, the International Society...
Relative Finder Now in Open Beta

Posted on Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 07:06

I’ve been playing with 23andMe’s Relative Finder this week, since it’s now in open beta. It’s been interesting hearing from 6th to 10th cousins from around the world, and we’re working to find ancestors in common.&...
Michelle Obama’s Slave Ancestry Video Via Genealogy Insider

Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 07:16

Megan Smolenyak has been very busy the past couple of weeks sharing her research of Michelle Obama’s genealogy. Genealogy Insider posted this video of Megan on the CBS Early Show on October 8th. The YouTube video is described a...
23andMe’s Relative Finder Success Stories at ISOGG

Posted on Monday October 12th, 2009 at 02:00 in dna companies, ancient dna, dna databases

ISOGG, the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, has a “Success Stories” page where it posts short summaries of just a few the many successes that genetic genealogy has helped people achieve. Today I noticed that there are several new sum...