Reconstructing Your Genetic Family Tree

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Reconstructing Your Genetic Family Tree


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by Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.

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16x9 Welcome Speaker's Introduction Introduction A Genetic Family Tree Chromosome Mapping Segment Data DNA Painter Finding Segment Data Chromosome Mapping Steps Targeted Testing Announcements/prizes Questions/answers

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Reconstructing Your Genetic Family Tree


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A genetic family tree is the list of genealogical ancestors from whom you inherited DNA. One of the goals of genetic genealogy is to recreate this genetic family tree through a process called “chromosome mapping.” Chromosome mapping uses cousin matches to identify which segments of DNA came from which ancestors, thus recreating your genetic family tree. We’ll look at the fundamentals of chromosome mapping and some tools you can use to begin to map your DNA.


 
 

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Presenter: 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), one of the earliest blogs on the topic. Dr. Bettinger has been interviewed and quoted on personal genomics topics in Newsweek, New Scientist, Wired, and others. He authored I Have the Results of My Genetic Genealogy Test, Now What? in 2008, which is distributed by Family Tree DNA to all of their new customers.

 

Blaine frequently authors articles and gives presentations to educate others about the use of DNA to explore their ancestry. He is an instructor for genetic genealogy courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research, and Family Tree University. Blaine was also recently elected to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's Board of Trustees, and graduated from ProGen Study Group 21 in 2015.

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.'s Publications
Book - The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy Book - The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy
 
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DNA Downer: Strategies for Dealing with DNA Fatigue
Advanced DNA Techniques: Deductive Chromosome Mapping
DNA Testing of Hair for Genealogy?
DNA Testing of Artifacts and Family Heirlooms?
DNA Testing after a Bone Marrow Transplant?
LucidChart and Other Tools for Genetic Genealogy
DNA Testing and Chemotherapy?
The Stories Behind the Segments
Advanced DNA Techniques: Using Phasing to Test DNA Segments
Free Formulating a DNA Testing Plan
Free Mapping Your DNA Matches on MyHeritage
Free PANEL: The Future of DNA Testing
Reconstructing Your Genetic Family Tree
The First 5 Things to Do with Your New Test Results
Formulating a DNA Testing Plan
Who Are You? Identifying Your Mysterious DNA Matches
Avoiding Genetic Genealogy Pitfalls
DNA Frequently Asked Questions
Introduction to Gedmatch
Begging For Spit
How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA
Exploring AncestryDNA's New Genetic Communities
The WHO of Genetic Genealogy
Foundations in DNA 1 of 5: Genealogy and DNA
Foundations in DNA 2 of 5: DNA Overview
Foundations in DNA 3 of 5: Y-DNA
Foundations in DNA 4 of 5: Mitochondrial DNA
Foundations in DNA 5 of 5: Autosomal DNA