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==''Why Genealogists Use DNA''== | ==''Why Genealogists Use DNA''== | ||
Why do genealogist use DNA? Do you want to learn more? You may be curious how DNA can help you with your genealogical research. All by itself your DNA results are not helpful. DNA is helpful when it is compared to others DNA. The theory is that finding someone who shares an exact segment of DNA with you means you share a most recent common ancestor or MRCA. DNA alone won't tell you who the ancestor is but used along with your paper trail you just might be able to discover the answer. There are different types of DNA that help solve different genealogical problems. | |||
yDNA: paternal line | |||
mtDNA: maternal line | |||
atDNA: ancestral lines to 5-7 generations | |||
===Additional Resources=== | ===Additional Resources=== | ||
* | *[https://www.familysearch.org/home/dna-testing DNA Testing. What is it, and how can you benefit from it?] | ||
*For ethics and privacy information visit [https://thegeneticgenealogist.com/The Genetic Genealogist The Genetic Genealogist] | |||
==''How Genealogists Use DNA''== | ==''How Genealogists Use DNA''== | ||
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There are many videos online that may provide further assistance to your Brick Wall research and using DNA. Here are a few from [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/home RootsTech Connect] held in February 2021. | There are many videos online that may provide further assistance to your Brick Wall research and using DNA. Here are a few from [https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/home RootsTech Connect] held in February 2021. | ||
* | *[Tracing Ancestral Lines in the 17ahttps://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/tracing-ancestral-lines-in-the-1700s-using-dna00s Using DNA Tracing Ancestral Lines in the 1700s Using DNA] RootsTech Connect Video series by Tim Janzen | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/the-case-for-dna The Case for DNA] RootsTech Connect Video series by Renate Yarborough Sanders | *[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/the-case-for-dna The Case for DNA] RootsTech Connect Video series by Renate Yarborough Sanders | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/discovering-african-ancestry-through-dna Discovering African Ancestry through DNA] RootsTech Connect Video series by Andre Kearns, Joanna Mountain, Steven MIcheletti, Sherman McRae, Yetunde Moronke Abiola, Fonte Felipe, Jerome Spears | *[https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/discovering-african-ancestry-through-dna Discovering African Ancestry through DNA] RootsTech Connect Video series by Andre Kearns, Joanna Mountain, Steven MIcheletti, Sherman McRae, Yetunde Moronke Abiola, Fonte Felipe, Jerome Spears | ||