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The family tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy / Blaine T. Bettinger.

Summary:

A plain-English guide that explains the how and why of genealogy DNA testing. Bettinger gives you advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions, and helps you demystify and interpret the test results. He also discusses the ethics and future of genetic genealogy, and how adoptees can benefit from it.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1440345325
  • ISBN: 9781440345326
  • Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-227) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part one: Getting started -- Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Part two: Choosing a test -- Mitochondrial-DNA (mtDNA) testing -- Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) testing -- Autosomal-DNA (atDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Part three: Analyzing and applying test results -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing complex questions with DNA -- Genetic testing for adoptees -- The future of genetic genealogy.
Subject:
Genealogy.
Genetic genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.

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  • 22 of 27 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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