Tag Archives: ISOGG

Why I Disagree with Uploading DNA Results to Other Companies – February 25, 2021

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I covered this topic before several times, including Why I Always Test Directly with Each DNA Company – DNA Saturdays February 6, 2021, ISOGG Autosomal SNP Comparison Chart – DNA Saturdays December 26, 2020, among other posts. Yet, I continue … Continue reading →

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Why I Always Test Directly with Each DNA Company – DNA Saturdays February 6, 2021

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I used to upload DNA tests to some sites – FamilyTree DNA (FTDNA), MyHeritageDNA, and LivingDNA. One thing I noticed is the problem with going that route – ISOGG Autosomal SNP Comparison Chart – DNA Saturdays December 26, 2020. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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Seeing Lot of NPEs Showing Up – DNA Saturdays January 23, 2021

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

I am seeing a lot of Not-the-Parent(s) Expected (NPEs) showing up. It’s becoming common as people who thought they could hide the secret before DNA testing became so cheap. While donors were promised anonymity in the 1970s and 1980s, it … Continue reading →

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ISOGG Autosomal SNP Comparison Chart – DNA Saturdays December 26, 2020

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

In the past, I mentioned Be Wary When Doing DNA Comparisons Between Different Chipsets – September 22, 2019, specifically the ISOGG Autosomal SNP Comparison Chart: https://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_SNP_comparison_chart. I also mentioned the wide variations between different chip sets, including those with the … Continue reading →

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LivingDNA – DNA Saturdays December 12, 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I chose to focus on LivingDNA https://livingdna.com/ for this week’s DNA Saturdays post. While the company accepts DNA transfers from other companies, I always recommend testing directly with the company. They accept transfers from AncestryDNA, MyHeritageDNA, and 23andMe. The reason … Continue reading →

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DNA Testing Fills in Gaps for Adult Adoptees – 23andMe DNA Saturdays November 28, 2020

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I saw this recently on 23andMe’s blog – DNA Testing Fills in Gaps for Adult Adoptees: https://blog.23andme.com/ancestry-reports/dna-testing-for-adoptees/ and thought it was a good post for this week’s DNA Saturdays post. It’s a longer article, but thought this portion was a … Continue reading →

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TribeCode – DNA Saturdays September 5, 2020

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

I think TribeCode: https://www.tribecode.com/ had great potential as a DNA company, but they blew it early on. The tests are done by TeloYears: https://www.teloyears.com/home/. They offer several testing choices – Health Only ($89.00 or $99.00 regular price), Advanced Ancestry ($89.00 … Continue reading →

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Some of the Disadvantages of GEDmatch – August 16, 2020

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

In a social media group, I saw an admin post there were no cons to using GEDmatch. This admin has a know everything attitude. Contradict them in a group they admin or are a moderator, you get booted from the … Continue reading →

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LivingDNA Relative Update May 24, 2020

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Wichita Genealogist

It’s been a long time coming, but LivingDNA has done a major update to relative matching. I had very few relatives listed on LivingDNA before today. I now have 662 matches (30/page), mostly in the U. S., but a few … Continue reading →

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Comparison Between Me and My Two Nieces – AncestryDNA October 21, 2019

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Wichita Genealogist

Today, I looked at my AncestryDNA results with my two closest matches – my sister’s two daughters. I hadn’t compared the amount of shared DNA between us before today when I was looking to see if there were new close … Continue reading →

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