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Autosomal DNA Test Results: Using Ethnicity Estimates to Generate Genealogical Hypotheses

April 5, 2023 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 6 Comments

Autosomal DNA test results ethnicity estimates

The material in this autosomal DNA blog article was originally published in the October-December 2021 issue of NGS Magazine. It is updated and republished here with permission. Autosomal DNA test results at the major genetic genealogy testing companies (23andMe, Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, LivingDNA, MyHeritage) include two main elements: ethnicity admixture estimates and genetic cousin match lists. While genetic cousin match lists are the most helpful resource for solving genealogical … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, ethnicity admixture, genealogy research, Uncategorized Tagged With: DNA, ethnicity, ethnicity estimate, genetic genealogy

6 Signs of Misattributed Parentage in Your Genetic Family Tree 

January 4, 2023 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

Best DNA Testing for Genealogy Research

While DNA testing and genetic evidence are certainly useful for breaking down challenging historic brick walls, the implications of DNA testing can also hit closer to home in the modern era when it comes to research on misattributed parentage.   In cases of adoption, unknown parentage or misattributed parentage, genetic genealogy methodologies enable identification of close biological ancestors whose identities might otherwise remain unknown, and which represent immediate brick walls for any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, DNA Research, ethnicity admixture, genetic admixture Tagged With: DNA, dna painter, DNA testing, ethnicity, genealogy, genetic genealogy, misattributed parentage, Y-DNA testing

Exploring Ethnicity with DNA: Part I

March 28, 2016 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 1 Comment

DNA tests can reveal important details regarding ancestry and ethnic origins. We explore how DNA and ethnicity are intertwined. Many of the queries we receive at Legacy Tree Genealogists concern elusive ancestors who are difficult to trace. Sometimes there are rumors of descent from Native American, African, or Jewish ancestry. Other times there are no clues at all regarding an ancestor’s origins. In cases of ethnic origins, DNA testing is a unique tool that can assist in proving or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy Tagged With: DNA, DNA testing, estimates, ethnicity, genetic genealogy

DNA Testing for Genealogical Research

June 9, 2014 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 9 Comments

DNA testing for genealogical research is a relatively new concept. Here we break down the basics of each type of DNA test, why it's important, and who should do it.  It seems that every day there are multiple news articles regarding DNA and how it is used to solve a crime, make a new medical discovery, help an adoptee find their biological parents, or any number of other subjects. Just as DNA is used as a tool in these situations, it can now be used by genealogists to help uncover the truth of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy Tagged With: 23andme, ancestry, Autosomal, bases, coverage, DNA, ethnicity, FamilyTreeDNA, FTDNA, GEDMatch.com, introduction, maternal lineage, mtDNA, MyHeritage DNA, paternal lineage, results, swab, test, YDNA

Genealogy by the Numbers

November 1, 2013 by Legacy Tree Genealogists 1 Comment

In a world where genealogy is increasing in popularity, we thought you'd be interested in a breakdown of genealogy by the numbers! Genealogy by the Numbers You have two parents, four grandparents, and eight great-grandparents. If you count just the direct line ancestors, by the time you go back ten generations, you have 1,024 ancestors. Assuming that a generation is about 25 years, ten generations means going back 250 years to 1761. Then, if you figure that each family had an average of two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Census, Writing a Family History Tagged With: ancestry, census, ethnicity, family history, family tree, fun facts, genealogist, genealogy, history, hobbies, last name, legacy, number, numbers, percent, popular, surname, United States

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