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DNA testing can reveal information that you did not expect and can be painful. You may learn for example, that the man who raised you was not your biological father, you may learn that your grandfather fathered a child outside of his marriage, or that you are really adopted. The view of this author (Tanner Tolman) is that DNA can only add to your family. All blood is family, but not all family is blood. | DNA testing can reveal information that you did not expect and can be painful. You may learn for example, that the man who raised you was not your biological father, you may learn that your grandfather fathered a child outside of his marriage, or that you are really adopted. The view of this author (Tanner Tolman) is that DNA can only add to your family. All blood is family, but not all family is blood. | ||
== Genetic Genealogy Standards == | |||
In 2015, a group of expert DNA genealogists developed a set of standards to help people accurately interpret their DNA test results. The standards are available on the group's website [http://www.geneticgenealogystandards.com/ The Genetic Genealogy Standards]. | |||
== Autosomal DNA == | == Autosomal DNA == | ||