Boy howdy, am I going to just mess this up - but here is a mt-DNA, slap it together in five minutes, I-got-my-results-now-what - moment. The best place to start is Maciamo Hay's website Eupedia - just google Eupedia and any haplogroup you like - add the qualifier of either mt-DNA or y-DNA and boom … Continue reading Helena And Her Daughters
Ancient DNA
Ancient DNA. What The Heck Do I Know? I Know Where And How To Look! From Neanderthals to Mother L1 & Daddy Oh!
Ok, I always promise that my blog is Genealogy 101 - easy to enjoy for all, and this is no exception - sort of. Ancient DNA - this is what it is all about - isn't it? Where do I come from? I call it Pond Scum, my (long lost, absent) bff did not know what … Continue reading Ancient DNA. What The Heck Do I Know? I Know Where And How To Look! From Neanderthals to Mother L1 & Daddy Oh!
New Admixture Updates? This Might As Well Be Throwing Darts At A Board To Decide Your Her(Hi)story ~ So Instead “Picture This” At Ancestry
Every year or so the DNA-for-genealogy companies update their admixture readings. You can see for years I have written about the admixture portion of DNA testing results and I feel today like I did from my first result in 2012 (I tested autosomal quite late). I love it - I love them all - even … Continue reading New Admixture Updates? This Might As Well Be Throwing Darts At A Board To Decide Your Her(Hi)story ~ So Instead “Picture This” At Ancestry
Who begat whom? Choose your y-DNA testing candidate(s) carefully.
There are no two ways about it; non-paternity events happen and have happened forever. I am a haplogroup enthusiast and also insist on trying to prove every ancestral line with DNA, which means not only testing the recent ancestry with autosomal but also using y-DNA and mt-DNA to researching families identify all ancestors' haplogroups. Using … Continue reading Who begat whom? Choose your y-DNA testing candidate(s) carefully.
Featured
Admixture: A Comparison – One Person’s Admixture At Eight Companies
What this page shows is to remember to understand what every test is for that they are different and reading admixture or ethnicity is only one feature of the wonderful DNA for genealogy testing. [This is only talking about admixture, these companies/sites have many other features - and most are more about the other features … Continue reading Admixture: A Comparison – One Person’s Admixture At Eight Companies
Cherie Lynn's Herstory 