The family tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy / Blaine T. Bettinger.
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TextPublisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781440345326
- 1440345325
- Guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy
- DNA testing and genetic genealogy
- 929/.1072 23
- CS21 .B48 2016
- REF013000 | SCI029000
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society Main Floor | R-680 Genetic Genealogy | R-680 008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 17341 |
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| R-680 005 DNA USA : a genetic portrait of America / | R-680 006 Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA | R-680 007 Genetic Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond | R-680 008 The family tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy / | R-680 009 Lost family | R-680 010 DNA for Native American genealogy / | R-680 011 The Complete Guide to FamilyTreeDNA |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.
Part one: Getting started -- Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Part two: Selecting a test -- Mitochondrial-DNA (mtDNA) testing -- Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) testing -- Autosomal-DNA (atDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Part three: Analyzing and applying test results -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing complex questions with DNA -- Genetic testing for adoptees -- The future of genetic genealogy.
A plain-English guide that explains the how and why of genealogy DNA testing. Bettinger gives you advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions, and helps you demystify and interpret the test results. He also discusses the ethics and future of genetic genealogy, and how adoptees can benefit from it.