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How Harry Potter Can Teach You About DNA

Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
Jun 14, 2017
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Y-DNA
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Autosomal DNA
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Pop culture contains well-known family trees that genealogists can utilize to get younger generations interested in genealogy. These family trees also contain relationships that can be utilized to teach genealogists of all ages about genetic genealogy. For example, the family tree in Harry Potter – one of the most widely recognized pop culture family trees – can be used to educate genealogists about Y-DNA, mtDNA, and atDNA.

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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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