The Basics of DNA testing
1 ☰ | A basic and simplistic set of videos to aid you choose the DNA test to purchase | learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/chrom... | |
2 ☰ | Blaine Bettinger's general book on DNA testing and genealogy | www.amazon.com/DNA-Testing-Bettinger-... | |
3 ☰ | DNA – What, when, how, why – FAQs for beginners by Donna Rutherford | donnarutherford.com/?p=297 | |
4 ☰ | Gail (your Admin) has written a set of "Understanding all your DNA tests" etc | www.famnet.org.nz/newsletters/FamNet/... | |
5 ☰ | Genetic genealogy - by Steve Morse | stevemorse.org/genetealogy/dna.htm | |
6 ☰ | The basics of autosomal results - by Roberta Estes | dna-explained.com/2012/08/19/autosoma... |
Beyond the Basics...
1 ☰ | David Vance book on Y-DNA testing and genealogy (ebook edition) | www.amazon.com/Vance-YDNA-ebook/dp/B0... | |
2 ☰ | David Vance's YouTube channel | www.youtube.com/channel/UCae_YVCJhhLu... | |
3 ☰ | Beyond the basics of genetic Genealogy - by Steve Morse | stevemorse.org/genetealogy/beyond.htm | |
4 ☰ | Geno 2 testing | dna-explained.com/2012/07/25/national... | |
5 ☰ | A primer for the 'Big Y' test - by Dennis Wright | dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14028750/... | |
6 ☰ | The basics of SNP testing and STR testing and well worth reading - by Mike Walsh | www.familytreedna.com/groups/r-1b/faq... | |
7 ☰ | Step-by-step analysis of Big Y results, 2020 blog post by Roberta Estes of DNA Explained | dna-explained.com/2020/05/30/y-dna-st... | |
8 ☰ | Shared cM project at DNA Painter (what are possible relationships with this much shared DNA?) | dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4 | |
9 ☰ | cM Explainer tool at MyHeritage (how might I connect with someone sharing a given amount of DNA?) | www.myheritage.com/cm |
FTDNA information
1 ☰ | FTDNA current kit processing time projections | help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/artic... | |
2 ☰ | Y-DNA tests, current prices | www.familytreedna.com/products/y-dna | |
3 ☰ | Migrating trees to MyHeritage: Official FTDNA blog post | blog.familytreedna.com/myheritage-bri... | |
4 ☰ | Migrating trees to MyHeritage: Roberta Estes blog post | dna-explained.com/2024/07/20/familytr... | |
5 ☰ | Big Y Lifetime analysis and the myths of the manual review, 2023 Blog post by FTDNA | blog.familytreedna.com/big-y-manual-r... | |
6 ☰ | Search for group projects at FTDNA | www.familytreedna.com/group-project-s... | |
7 ☰ | FTDNA Blog | blog.familytreedna.com/ | |
8 ☰ | Classic view of Y-STR results in the Watson project | www.familytreedna.com/public/Watson?i... | |
9 ☰ | Discover tool Time Tree for Big Y kits in the Watson project (select groups to see results) | discover.familytreedna.com/groups/wat... |
Working with Autosomal DNA data
1 ☰ | Instructions for downloading raw DNA results from 23andMe.com | customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/art... | |
2 ☰ | Instructions for downloading raw DNA results from Ancestry.com | support.ancestry.com/s/article/Downlo... | |
3 ☰ | Instructions for uploading raw DNA results to FTDNA | www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer | |
4 ☰ | Instructions for uploading raw DNA data to MyHeritage | www.myheritage.com/dna/upload | |
5 ☰ | GEDmatch.com also accepts DNA data uploads | gedmatch.com/ | |
6 ☰ | FAQ and links to many articles on "ethnicity estimates" | www.yourdnaguide.com/dna-ethnicity-es... | |
7 ☰ | The Leeds Method for grouping DNA matches | www.danaleeds.com/tag/leeds-method/ | |
8 ☰ | Video: Grouping DNA matches at Ancestry | www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErWHYCLjjxM | |
9 ☰ | Video: Grouping cousin matches at Ancestry, clarified | www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGarVcxLRQ |
Various and uncategorised Links
1 ☰ | Surname Watson | www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Watson#ixzz... | |
2 ☰ | Theoretical origins of Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups of Europe | www.eupedia.com/europe/origins_haplog... | |
3 ☰ | A treasure trove of websites for genealogical research | www.sardallas.org/GENEALOGYSITES.htm | |
4 ☰ | The fantastic LDS (Mormon) site for genealogical research | familysearch.org/search | |
5 ☰ | Try this remarkable list of resources for the American researcher | stevemorse.org/ | |
6 ☰ | Even though you may have to pay something, this site is well worth looking at for Scottish research | www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ |