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Before You Test: DNA Basics You Need to Know

Drew Smith
Feb 27, 2025
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Introduction
5m 35s
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How Does DNA Work?
3m 31s
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Mitochondrial DNA
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Autosomal DNA
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Y DNA
5m 43s
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Autosomal DNA Test
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X DNA
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Which Test to Take
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The Major Testing Companies
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About this webinar

Everyone has questions about DNA testing. Avoid wasting time and money by learning how DNA is inherited, which type of DNA test to take, and exactly what you can expect to get as a result. Our video, Before You Test: DNA Basics You Need to Know, will introduce concepts and terminology, help you understand what DNA can and cannot help you do, and set your expectations of tests and results.

This webinar was first released 29 December 2019 on the Genealogy Guys Learn website.

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Drew Smith
Drew Smith is an associate librarian emeritus at the University of South Florida Libraries in Tampa, specializing in genealogical research. He is the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast and the host of the Genealogy Connection podcast. Drew is a
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