Before You Test: DNA Basics You Need to Know

Drew Smith

Feb 27, 2025

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Content

Introduction

5m 35s

How Does DNA Work?

3m 31s

Mitochondrial DNA

9m 22s

Autosomal DNA

2m 2s

Y DNA

5m 43s

Autosomal DNA Test

6m 42s

X DNA

4m 18s

Which Test to Take

2m 36s

The Major Testing Companies

3m 22s

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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.

About the speaker

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...

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