The family tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy
Title:
The family tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy
Author:
Bettinger, Blaine T., author.
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2016]
©2016
Physical Description:
239 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
A plain-English guide that explains the how and why of genealogy DNA testing. Bettinger gives you advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions, and helps you demystify and interpret the test results. He also discusses the ethics and future of genetic genealogy, and how adoptees can benefit from it.
Language:
English
Contents:
Part one: Getting started -- Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Part two: Choosing a test -- Mitochondrial-DNA (mtDNA) testing -- Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) testing -- Autosomal-DNA (atDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Part three: Analyzing and applying test results -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing complex questions with DNA -- Genetic testing for adoptees -- The future of genetic genealogy.
Genre:
ISBN:
9781440345326
Format :
Book
