AncestryDNA begins rollout of update
New ethnicity estimates AncestryDNA rolled out its new Ethnicity Estimate Preview to some 6,000 of its autosomal DNA customers for a first look yesterday, with a broader rollout to all customers within the next month or so. There is quite a bit to like about the new...Making a DNA difference
Freeing our genes It’s National Grandparents Day, so The Legal Genealogist is told, and in honor of the grandparents I knew, I offer this lovely photo of my mother’s parents. Clay Rex Cottrell, my grandfather, was born in Iowa Park, Texas, on 20 April...The common mismatch
Not always a three-way match Reader Katherine Sutherland is struggling to understand how to work with her autosomal DNA matches. “I compare my matches on 23andMe with each other to try to sort branches if possible,” she wrote. “It seems to me that finding any matches...Is no news good news?
DNA at FGS So… the hot DNA news from the Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in Fort Wayne! Um… the hot DNA news from… Uh… the hot DNA news… Okay, give me a minute here… Um… There wasn’t any. Oh, a couple of...Testing firms land counterpunch
Issues joined in Myriad suits It’s been a rocky road for women who need, and can’t afford, genetic testing for breast cancer, but answers — and counterclaims — filed this week to lawsuits brought in the federal court in Utah should go a long...Finally! A 23andMe known relationship!
23andMe finally comes through It isn’t any secret around here that The Legal Genealogist has found 23andMe a very tough row to hoe when it comes to autosomal DNA testing. I first tested with 23andMe in February 2011. As of today, I have a total of 996 matches....A common DNA question
FTDNA’s “in common with” feature Those of us who, like The Legal Genealogist, have tested our autosomal DNA with Family Tree DNA’s Family Finder test often come up against that common question: What to do when a DNA match uses a feature at the website that...Update: More bang for DNA test bucks
Making the most of your 2013 DNA testing dollars Fourteen months ago, The Legal Genealogist led off a Sunday DNA blog by asking “how do you get the most bang for the DNA buck?”1 Enough has changed in the last 14 months to warrant another look at the answer. And the...FTDNA: $99 Family Finder price stays
Family Tree DNA Will Keep Reduced Prices This just in from Family Tree DNA of Houston: One month ago Family Tree DNA reduced its Family Finder price to $99 with the promise that if we achieved a minimum volume of orders during our Sizzling Summer Promotion, Illumina...Subscribe by Email
