Ancestry Detectives



Genetic Genealogy: DNA Your Paper Trail

Why Test?

• Paper sources are inaccurate or missing.

• Adopted and illegitimate children have happened for thousands of years and are not always recorded in written or oral history.

• Names changes not recorded

• To help break through lineage dead ends

• To find new cousins to help with research

How it Helps Genealogists

• Determines if two people are related.

• Determines if two people descend from the same ancestor.

• Finds out if you are related to others with

the same surname.

• Proves or disproves family tree research.

• Proves or disproves oral history of relation-ships to famous or infamous people.

• Provides clues about your ethnic origin.

• Finds researchers interested in the same family lineage.

• Assists documentation for many lineage societies.

• Saves money in not researching the wrong lines!

Terms

• Four DNA Bases (Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine)

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• STR (Short Tandem Repeat)

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• Mutation (a change)

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• Haplotype (DNA testing results)

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• Genetic Difference (Numeral difference between two testers)

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• SNP (pronounced SNiP) (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism)

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• Haplogroup (Your group or twig on the World Family Tree, called the Phylogenetic Tree)

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Types of Tests (Space for your notes)

• Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) (males only)

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• Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) (males and females)

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• Autosomal (atDNA) (males and females)

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Family Finder Test (matches anywhere on your 5-6 generation pedigree chart)

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• SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) (Determines your twig on the World Family Tree)

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Concerns

• Criminal Justice System _____________________________________________

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• Health System _____________________________________________________

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• Cloning ___________________________________________________________

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• Paternity _________________________________________________________

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• Genetic Genealogy __________________________________________________

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Handy Links

• FAQs at Family Tree :

• Family Finder FAQ at Family Tree :



• ISOGG:

Success Stories, general information, email lists for Newbies and Administrators

• ISOGG Wiki:





• Dick Hill, The Testing Advisor

Download his Free Guide to DNA Testing



Information on Adoption



• World Families Network



Many wonderful resources

• Talley/Tally Surname DNA Website



Example of a Surname Project

• Emily’s blog (focuses on beginners) and email:



aulicno@

If you are new to DNA testing, start at the beginning of the blog.

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