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DNA Frequently Asked Questions

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Jul 17, 2017
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Introduction
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Where Should I Test?
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I've Tested Now What?
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Chemotherapy and DNA
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Receiving an Organ
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DNA From Hair
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X-DNA
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Transferring DNA
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Native American Ancestry
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Summary
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 Some questions are asked at every conference and every webinar. Those questions are gathered together here in this webinar along with their answers. Some of the topics covered include: Where should I test? I've tested, now what? Can you extract DNA from hair? Can you test while undergoing chemotherapy? And much more!

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Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., is an intellectual property attorney by day and a genetic genealogist by night. In 2007 he started The Genetic Genealogist (www.thegeneticgenealogist.com
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