The Family Tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy

Summary:

"Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most-cutting edge tool available to genealogists. This plain-English guide, newly revised and expanded, is a one-stop resource on genetic genealogy for family historians. Inside, you'll learn what DNA tests are available, with up-to-date pros and cons of the major testing companies (including AncestryDNA) and advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific questions. For those who've already taken DNA tests, this guide will demystify and explain how to interpret DNA test results, including how to understand ethnicity estimates and haplogroup designations, navigate suggested cousin matches, and use third-party tools like GEDmatch to further analyze data."--Amazon.

Record details

ISBN: 1440300577
ISBN: 9781440300578
Physical Description: 271 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2019]
Copyright: �2016

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Expanded & updated!"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Autosomal-DNS (atDNA) testing -- Y-chromosomal (Y-DNA) testing -- Mitochondrial (mtDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing complex questions with DNA -- Genetic testing for adoption and other brick walls -- The future of genetic genealogy.