Tag Archives: Family Tree DNA

FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) – New Product: mtDNA Journey Videos For mtFull Sequence July 18, 2019

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

I saw this last night on FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) – New Product: mtDNA Journey Videos For mtFull Sequence July 18, 2019 https://blog.familytreedna.com/mtfullsequence-video/. It’s dated July 18, 2019, but I checked a few days ago and it wasn’t showing. I mentioned … Continue reading →

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FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) Full mtDNA Sequence Video – DNA Saturdays July 27, 2019

Posted on July 27, 2019 by

I saw this the other day when I logged into FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) as a new addition – https://www.familytreedna.com/my/mtdna-journey. I haven’t had much of a chance to do anything with it until tonight. However, Roberta Estes has done a great … Continue reading →

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William Tully Brown, USMC Navajo Code Talker, Passes Over — DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

USMC Veteran, William Tully Brown, Navajo Code Talker, wearing his uniform for the last time when he swabbed to provide his DNA for posterity. What a legacy this man leaves, literally from the beginning of his life to the very … Continue reading →

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Understanding Your Ancestral Origins – FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

I didn’t notice this yesterday when I checked their blog, https://blog.familytreedna.com/, but I saw it today even though it’s dated May 10, 2019 – Understanding Your Ancestral Origins – FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA): https://blog.familytreedna.com/understanding-your-ancestral-origins/. Of all required academic literature in grade … Continue reading →

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Family Tree DNA Results Explained: mtDNA Matching & Genealogy – YouTube Video

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

Bit long (just a hair under 2 hours), but in honor of Mother’s Day, here is a good video on mtDNA: Family Tree DNA Results Explained: mtDNA Matching & Genealogy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HiK9g5mKdU (about 1:55:49 hours long). More than you may ever … Continue reading →

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23andMe Hits 10 million DNA Customers

Posted on April 1, 2019 by

Updated to reflect conflicting participant numbers for Geno 2.0 Next. Added a link to the new post I made about the conflicting participant numbers – Conflicting Participant Numbers Between Geno 2.0 Next on Two Different Sections of Their Website. From … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Sales — The DNA Geek

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

It’s that time of year: Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air! Chocolate is abundant. And if you’re not in the spirit, the El Paso Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex then feed it to a meerkat. There’s … Continue reading →

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GEDmatch FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA) Upload Update 24 March 2016

Posted on March 24, 2016 by

GEDmatch (www.gedmatch.com) should be accepting new FTDNA (FamilyTree DNA) uploads soon. Also, they are renumbering and renaming existing FTDNA kit numbers. The below is posted on GEDmatch. Note that existing ‘F’ (FTDNA) kit numbers on GEDmatch will be changed to … Continue reading →

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GEDmath FTDNA Update

Posted on March 20, 2016 by

As a follow-up to my earlier post on the topic, the two entities are in talks to resolve the issue(s). Personally I think Roberta Estes sums it best in her blog post on the topic http://dna-explained.com/2016/03/19/family-tree-dna-and-gedmatch-dustup I did  not take … Continue reading →

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FTDNA 18 Jan 2014 Update

Posted on January 18, 2014 by

FTDNA (Family Tree DNA) posted updates today. The updates are mostly for X-Matching. Here’s a screenshot from My Account. I didn’t see an update notice on the FTDNA forums when I checked a few minutes ago.  

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