DNA testing for adoptees
Fish in every pond Over and over and over, the question is asked: “I’m adopted. What DNA test should I take to try to identify my biological family or even my biological roots?” And there’s only one possible answer to that question: Take every DNA test you...Summer DNA sale
A sale on mtDNA tests There’s a sale going on right now at Family Tree DNA on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tests. Until midnight central time tomorrow night — Monday, August 31 — you can get 20 percent off on mtDNA tests through Family Tree DNA. This is...Finally!
A really useful tool for AncestryDNA No, it really isn’t Sunday — even in the midst of the FGS cruise preparations, The Legal Genealogist isn’t that confused. It’s just that there’s a development at AncestryDNA that ought not to wait...No, no NA
Not in the mtDNA There are, at this moment, 201 family trees on Ancestry.com that list the man who became The Legal Genealogist’s third great grandfather as Jacob Elijah Gentry. Of those, 167 are public trees. And 34 private trees. And every last one of them is...DNA sales
Coupons and discounts and sales, oh my… Okay, it’s that time of the genealogical year when some folks (gasp!) are getting distracted from their family history. By little inconsequential details like shopping for back-to-school supplies. Or getting a kid...Backing up the paper trail
Serendipity strikes twice It’s always so nice… so very nice… when the genetic evidence lines up with the documentary evidence. Taking the two together, combining the paper trail and the clues hidden in our own genetic code, can provide a confidence...Opting out
Not happy with the AncestryDNA deal? The announcement came in just about a week ago, that AncestryDNA had finally begun to do what The Legal Genealogist and many others have long expected it would do: monetize its huge and fast-growing DNA database. The press release,...Brothers versus sisters
Test them all! The one thing that is abundantly clear is that understanding DNA testing and the way it can be used in genealogy is tough stuff. We have to understand what kinds of DNA tests there are. We have to understand what those tests can and can’t show....One million strong
AncestryDNA hits the million mark No, actually, it isn’t Sunday, when The Legal Genealogist usually writes about DNA. But today’s announcement from AncestryDNA1 really shouldn’t wait. Not the part of the announcement that talks about AncestryHealth....Subscribe by Email
