What is SideView™ and what can it do for you? Ethnicity Under “Your DNA Story” at Ancestry you can scroll down to SideView™ and see the ethnicities you received from each of your parents, even if they have not taken a DNA test! If you and at least one of […]
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By Betty Hagberg. Using DNA in your genealogy can be overwhelming . Where to start? Start by asking yourself a specific question; look for a problem you are trying to solve. Who was Grandmother Daisy’s father? Is John my biological first cousin? Why is my DNA match with Ruth higher […]
By Betty Hagberg. I am fascinated by a story that appeared a few years ago about the genome of man who died in 1827 being reverse engineered without any remains. The process, used by Icelandic scientists, demonstrated that with enough genealogical and genotype data, reconstructing a historical genome is possible. In […]
Your DNA match’s tree is often the easiest way to determine how you are related to your match. What steps can you take if there is no tree? The following examples are based on Ancestry, but a similar process would work on most testing sites. On your DNA Matches page, […]
By Betty Hagberg. The primary way to use DNA in your genealogy is by identifying and researching individuals with whom you share DNA. And an easy and free way to find more DNA matches is by uploading your raw DNA to additional sites. The sites listed below all accept raw […]