Genetic testing, Companies and DNA science as related to genealogical research
What do those less than 1% or 2% ‘DNA trace results’ or ‘low confidence regions’ mean when it comes to DNA and your genetic history? What are they anyway and what do they mean for Europeans carrying non-European genetic markers? The answer is more akin to “fuzzy logic” rather than […]
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Story in Our Genes is a must read! Here’s why. I found this gem while in the Sydney International Airport waiting for a flight out of Australia. As a family historian and self-proclaimed book nerd, the title just leapt out at
“A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived” by Adam Rutherford [Book Review] Read More »
If you wiki the terms Gene, Genome and Chromosome you’ll be in a world of confusion as neither definition is succinct nor static. Making sense of basic genetics revolves around understanding these terms as they permeate every aspect of genetics from the morosely academic to the basic ancestry DNA test.
Understanding Basic Genetics: Making Sense of Genes, Genomes, and Chromosomes Read More »
There’s a 2.7% chance that you do! We all want to know where we come from in the distant past, but would YOU want to have Neanderthal DNA? Are they even human anyway? Misconceptions abound with regard to these grunting, ugly, fugly, cavemen, often hurled as an epithet of derision.
Do You Have Neanderthal DNA? These Results Might Surprise You Read More »
