If you are interested in DNA testing, and you are a female with male siblings, or a male with female siblings, you might be wondering which one of you should be the one to take a DNA test. Does it make any difference? Will your results be the same? If you are full siblings, don’t …
In this post, I’ll explain to you what a quick and dirty family tree is, and how to use the tree to figure out how your DNA matches are related to you. Have you heard someone mention a “quick and dirty” family tree? Are you wondering how building a quick and dirty family tree can …
Have you used the X DNA Comparison tool on Gedmatch? If so, you’ve probably seen a message saying, “No shared X DNA segments found”.
Do you have two relatives who are DNA matches to you, but not to each other? Are you wondering what this really means, and whether or not it could mean a mistake?
Have you heard of Gedmatch? If you have, you might wonder why you should upload your DNA to the site to use the available tools. In other words, why should you use Gedmatch? In this post, I will outline the top ten reasons that people use Gedmatch. I enjoy using the site, and I feel …
As you might know, Ancestry periodically updates their customers ethnicity estimates. Every single Ancestry DNA customer can log in to their account and see a completely updated estimate based on the latest technology and scientific developments. I often hear from my readers that these newly updated ethnicity estimates are confusing. So, if you are confused …
Are you interested in learning which DNA company is the best for detecting Native American ancestry? With all of the DNA news of late, it’s no wonder that this has become a popular topic. In this post, I’ll tell you which two companies offer the best test for finding Native American roots – and I’ll …
Have you heard the news? Elizabeth Warren had her DNA examined by an expert, and guess what? Senator Warren does, in fact, have Native American DNA. It has been, and likely will continue to be, a contentious subject among both her followers and supporters. In this post, I’ll explain her results and talk about how …
If you have been using Gedmatch for a while, there is a good chance that you have seen the “People Who Match One-or-Both of Two Kits” tool. At first glance, the results of this tool can be confusing, and in this post, I’ll explain how to use the tool and how to understand the results. …
Do you want to learn how to upload your DNA file to Living DNA? By uploading to Living DNA, you can get more DNA matches. In this post, I’ll show you how to upload your DNA to the site so that way you can get access to all of the information Living DNA has to …