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Mitochondrial Eve Gets a Great-Granddaughter: African Mitochondrial Haplogroup L7 Discovered – Genetic Genealogy

Such wonderful news today! Mitochondrial Eve Gets a Great-Granddaughter: African Mitochondrial Haplogroup L7 Discovered

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FREE Advanced DNA Tools at MyHeritage with DNA File Upload – Genetic Genealogy

It’s RootsTech week and the goodies have already started flowing. Free Advanced DNA Tools at RootsTech FREE Advanced DNA Tools at MyHeritage with DNA File Upload

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A Strategy for Using MyHeritage’s Brand New DNA Match Labels — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

MyHeritage just introduced Labels, a new, free, organizational tool for DNA matches. Labels provide customers with the ability to organize their matches in various ways. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Labels for a few days now, and I’ve … Continue reading

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DNA Beginnings: What is a Match? — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Before we evaluate matches at each of the four major vendors, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, Ancestry and 23andMe, let’s discuss what a DNA match is, what it means, and what it does NOT mean. DNA Beginnings: What is a Match?

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Nine Years and Future Plans – Happy Blogiversary — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Happy Blogiversary! Yes, blogiversary is actually a real word for a blog’s birthday.It’s DNAeXplained’s 9th birthday and I nearly forgot. Nine Years and Future Plans – Happy Blogiversary Happy 9th Blogiversary.

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What is a Heteroplasmy and Why Do I Care? — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Most people have never heard of a heteroplasmy – but you might have one. You Might Have a Heteroplasmy If… …You have no exact matches at the full sequence mitochondrial DNA level. What is a Heteroplasmy and Why Do I … Continue reading

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23andMe Changes: Triangulation Doesn’t Work the Same Way — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

23andMe made a significant change about the time I was recording my RootsTech presentation about triangulation which provided examples at each vendor. Unfortunately, there was no notification to customers, so most people still aren’t aware. In the fall and winter … Continue reading

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More Losses at 23andMe – Including No Ethnicity Update for V2, V3 or V4 Chip Customers — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Did you test with 23andMe prior to August 2017? If you were among the millions of customers who tested in the decade between 2007 and 2017, you tested on the V1-V4 chip. Unfortunately, 23andMe has made the decision to no … Continue reading

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23andMe Changes – Download Matches Now or Lose Many — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Recently, 23andMe implemented a new subscription model. In their new model, which requires retesting (with a new sample) on the V5 chip, you can pay a yearly subscription fee of $29 to receive up to 4500 matches. The subscription service … Continue reading

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Genetic Affairs Instructions and Resources — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

I’ve created this summary article that includes links to the various step-by-step instructional articles I’ve published about Genetic Affairs, a wonderful DNA analysis tool. I’ll add more articles as they are published. Genetic Affairs is a third-party tool created by … Continue reading

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