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See also DNA Glossary and also my handout 'DNA for Genealogists'.
Testing Companies (see also their information pages & company pages on Facebook)
- Family Tree DNA – http://www.familytreedna.com
also WorldFamilies.net – http://www.worldfamilies.net/ ('Where Genealogy Meets DNA Testing', see especially 'Using FTDNA') - 23 and Me – http://www.23andMe.com (health scan as well as genetic ancestry)
- Ancestry.com – http://dna.ancestry.com
- Genebase – http://www.genebase.com/
- Geno 2.0 – https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/ (National Geographic - testing done by Family Tree DNA)
- Oxford Ancestors – http://www.oxfordancestors.com
- Britains DNA – http://www.britainsdna.com/ (Deep ancestry only, exploring British, Irish and European lineages)
- Scotlands DNA – http://www.scotlandsdna.com/ (Partner company to Britains DNA, but specialises in Scottish ancestry, deep ancestry only)
Free DNA Databases (for entering and/or comparing DNA test results)
- Mitosearch – http://www.mitosearch.org/ (search for mtDNA matches)
- mtDNA Community – http://www.mtdnacommunity.org/ (mtDNA differences relative to the root of mtDNA phylogenetic tree RSRS, rather than rCRS - site includes conversion tools)
- Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation – http://www.smgf.org/ (SMGF - search y-chromosome or mitochondrial databases)
- Yhrd – http://www.yhrd.org/ (y-chromosome haplotype searches)
- Ysearch – http://www.ysearch.org/ (search by y-chromosome genetic test results or by surname)
Tools for Genetic Genealogy
- GEDmatch – http://www.gedmatch.com (enter GEDCOMs &/or DNA test results – Y-DNA, mtDNA, atDNA – especially from FTDNA & 23andMe. Also includes tools for DNA comparisons )
- Y-DNA Comparison Utility – http://www.mymcgee.com/tools/yutility.html (tools for DNA comparisons based on markers &/or haplotypes from different companies)
Genetic genealogy mailing lists and discussion forums
- DNA Project Administrators email list – http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/ISOGG (ISOGG members only)
- Family Tree DNA discussion forums – http://forums.familytreedna.com
- Genealogy DNA mailing list – http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/GENEALOGY-DNA.html (to discuss DNA results & companies)
- 'Newbies' to DNA testing discussion groups – http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/DNA-Newbie (ISOGG members only)
Further reading
- 1000 Genomes – http://www.1000genomes.org (Project to sequence many people's genomes, to find most genetic variants)
- Ancient DNA extraction – http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2011/08/igeneas-king-tut-claims.html (blog post about unsubstantiated ancient DNA claims)
- Autosomal DNA – http://www.smgf.org/education/animations/autosomal.jspx (from SMGF)
- Autosomal DNA and expected percentages of a match – http://www.yourgeneticgenealogist.com/2010/09/known-relative-studies-with-23andme.html
- Autosomal DNA at FamilyTreeDNA – http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers/default.aspx?faqid=17
- Cohanim / DNA Connection – http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/48936742.html (Examining DNA of the Cohens, the priestly family of the Jewish people)
- Cruwys news (Debbie Kennett) – http://cruwys.blogspot.co.uk/ (blog)
- DNA 101 Y-Chromosome testing – http://blairdna.com/dna101.html (One person's family study using DNA, explains the process)
- DNA and Family History (Chris Pomeroy) – http://www.dnaandfamilyhistory.com/ (books, articles, bibliography)
- DNA basics – http://www.contexo.info/DNA_Basics/ (a teacher explains DNA basic science & use for genealogy)
- DNA Chip Technology – http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/dnachips.html (how DNA chips work)
- DNA chips – http://bioinfo.cs.technion.ac.il/projects/Kahana-Navon/DNA-chips.htm (explains chips & microarrays)
- DNA chips explained – http://www.ebi.ac.uk/microarray/EmblTeaching-121202.pdf (intended for teachers & schools)
- DNA glossary – http://www.isogg.org/course/glossary.htm (common genetic terms)
- DNA Testing – http://www.buzzle.com/articles/dna-testing/ (articles)
- DNA Wiki – http://www.dnawiki.wikispot.org/
- Forensic Genealogy (Colleen Fitzpatrick) – http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/ (includes Most Recent Common Ancestor lookup tables)
- From DNA to Genetic Genealogy (Steve Morse) – http://stevemorse.org/genetealogy/dna.htm ('Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask')
- Genbank – http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/ (submitted DNA sequences made available for scientific research)
- Genetics 101 (23 and Me) – https://www.23andme.com/gen101/ (video tutorials)
- Genographic Project – http://www.yourgeneticgenealogist.com/2012/12/official-press-release-national.html (CeCe Moore blog post, includes press release)
- Haplogroup Tree (Y-DNA) nomenclature – http://www.isogg.org/tree/index.html (includes SNP identifiers & naming patterns)
- Human Genome Project – http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/info.shtml
- Indigenous DNA – http://www.indigenousdna.org (Genebase.com)
- International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) – http://www.isogg.org/ (includes free monthly electronic newsletter)
Comparing different companies mtDNA tests (2013) http://www.isogg.org/mtdnachart.htm
Comparing different companies yDNA tests (2013) http://www.isogg.org/ydnachart.htm - Interpreting Genetic Genealogy results – http://www.familytreedna.com/pdf-docs/Interpreting-Genetic-Genealogy-Results_web_optimized.pdf (eBook)
- Is the Answer in your Genes? (Debbie Kennett) – http://www.irishtype3dna.org/debbiekennett.php
- Jewish DNA studies –
Abraham's Chromosomes? – http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/abraham-lineage/ ( 'In search of the historical Abraham')
Cohanim / DNA Connection – http://www.aish.com/ci/sam/48936742.html (Examines DNA of the Cohens, the priestly family of the Jewish people)
DNA Chain of Tradition – http://www.cohen-levi.org/jewish_genes_and_genealogy/the_dna_chain_of_tradition.htm (Discovery of the 'Cohen gene')
Mosaic of People: The Jewish Story and a Reassessment of the DNA Evidence – http://www.jogg.info/11/coffman.htm (Detailed paper)
More on the Kohanim DNA Question – http://kahana.hubpages.com/hub/More-on-the-Kohanim-DNA-Question (Apparent conflict arises from 2009 research) - Kerchner's DNA Testing & Genetic Genealogy Info & Resources – http://www.kerchner.com/dna-info.htm
- Microsatellites (Simple Sequence Repeats or short tandem repeats STR) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_tandem_repeat (Wikipedia)
- Mitochondrial DNA – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA (Wikipedia)
- Mitochondrial variability – http://tinyurl.com/yadktpy (HealthNewsDigest.com)
- Mitomap – http://www.mitomap.org/ (Human mitochondrial genome database)
- Most Recent Common Ancestor Calculation – http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/ftdna/TMRCA.html
- MyHeritage DNA tests – http://www.myheritage.com/dna-tests (DNA tests through Family Tree DNA, discounted for subscribers)
- National Genographic Geno 2.0 Project – https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/
- New Vistas on the Distant Past – http://www.buildinghistory.org/distantpast/ancientdna.shtml (Ancient peoples, DNA, migrations & history)
- Online Journal of Genetics & Genealogy (Steven Perkins) – http://jgg-online.blogspot.com/
- PhyloTree (Global human mtDNA phylogenetic tree) – http://www.phylotree.org/tree/main.htm (tree with mutations defining mtDNA haplogroups)
- Projects on Family Tree DNA – http://www.familytreedna.com/projects.aspx (Surname, geographical and haplogroup projects)
- Relative Roots (Elise Friedman) – http://relativeroots.net/webinars/ (webinars, online lectures, about DNA & genealogy, intro talk is free, others cost)
- Short Tandem Repeat Internet DNA Database – http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech/strbase/index.htm (information about markers & STR database)
- Single-nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-nucleotide_polymorphism (Wikipedia)
- Steve Morse's links to Genetic Genealogy – http://stevemorse.org/#genetic
- The Genetic Genealogist Blog (Blaine Bettinger) – http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/ (blogs, how to use DNA testing & includes free downloadable eBook)
- Tour of the DNA basics – http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/tour/ (University of Utah)
- What can you learn from a DNA test? – http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/dna-test.htm (large file, podcast audio lecture, The National Archives UK)
- Your Genetic Genealogist (CeCe Moore) – http://www.yourgeneticgenealogist.com/ (blog)