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Foundations for Genetic Genealogy Success: Profiles and Family Trees

July 7, 2021 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher Leave a Comment

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Our own Paul Woodbury follows up on his article about the journey of a DNA sample with a discussion of how profiles and family trees are the foundations for genetic genealogy success.  This article is a reprint from a recent issue of the National Genealogical Society Magazine and is published here with permission.  In my previous article, "From Spit to Screen: The Journey of a DNA Sample" I described the journey of a DNA sample from the moment a sample is taken to the moment a test taker … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, Genealogy Tips & Best Practices Tagged With: DNA, DNA test results, history, research, resources, tips, US

Shocking Ethnicity Estimate Leads to Life-Altering Discovery

October 2, 2020 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 13 Comments

A surprising ethnicity estimate leads Tom to explore the possibility that the father who raised him was not his biological father. Sometimes, genetic genealogy test results don’t fit with what you might expect given what you know (or think you know) about your family tree. These anomalies can sometimes be explained by the way in which estimates are generated. Other times, surprising ethnicity results are instead due to cases of recent misattributed parentage. Such was the case with Tom.  We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, Uncategorized Tagged With: biological father, DNA, DNA test results, ethnicity estimate, genetic genealogy, misattributed parentage

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