A Taste of presented by Margie Beldin and Marianne Orton Tri-City Genealogical Society 13 April 2016

I. What is Genetic Genealogy?

II. What is DNA?

III. Why Test?

IV. Which Test? A. Ancestry.com B. Family Tree DNA - https://www.familytreedna.com/ C. 23andMe - https://www.23andme.com/

V. Types of DNA A. “Junk” or non-coding DNA B. Y-Chromosome DNA C. X-Chromosome DNA D. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) E. Autosomal DNA (atDNA)

VI. Success stories

VII. Where to Begin A. National Geographic - Genographic Project Behind the Science/Genetics Overview: https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/science-behind/genetics-overview/

B. Diahan Southard's RootsTech Video: “Getting Started in Genetic Genealogy" - https://www.rootstech.org/video/4052965123001

C. "What Are SNPs?" at 23andMe.com: http://tinyurl.com/oo5pq8d

D. Learn.Genetics: Genetic Science Learning Center, U. of Utah - http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

E. Karen Wheaton's Beginning Genetic Genealogy Lessons - http://tinyurl.com/phn7b7x

F. Genealogy Junkie - http://www.genealogyjunkie.net/genetic-genealogy.html

G. DNAAdoption - http://dnaadoption.com/ 1. Not just for adoptees 2. Tons of free and inexpensive learning opportunities RESOURCES:

Glossary of Terms: http://www.genome.gov/Glossary/?textonly=true http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/glossary.htm

Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms: https://www.genome.gov/glossary/

What is DNA? (From YouTube) "DNA - Episode 1 of 5: The Secret of Life - PBS Documentary." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ET4bbkTm0 "Cracking the Code Of Life | PBS Nova | 2001." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IgSDVD4QEc “DNA - Chalk Talk” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_GOv0fggl4 “What is DNA and How Does it Work?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwibgNGe4aY “DNA - What is DNA? - Basics of DNA” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXdzuz5Q-hs “What is DNA?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YDTOcAVJrE “Animation - How DNA works” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmDG_fKUTR8

Blogs and Websites: Blaine Bettinger – The Genetic Genealogist blog Cece Moore (“Finding Your Roots” fame) – Your Genetic Genealogist blog Diahan Southard – Your DNA Guide website Judy Russell – The Legal Genealogist Blog Angie Bush, Molecular Genealogist: Genes and Trees [Note: website under reconstruction?] ISOGG – International Society of Genetic Genealogists DNA-Newbie message board (ISOGG): [go to Yahoo groups and register] DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy blog: http://dna-explained.com/ Learn.Genetics: Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah http://learn.genetics.utah.edu Genealogy Junkie http://www.genealogyjunkie.net/genetic-genealogy.html Karen Wheaton’s Beginning Genetic Genealogy Lessons: http://tinyurl.com/phn7b7x GeneEd Website: https://geneed.nlm.nih.gov/topic_subtopic.php?tid=15&sid=16

Webinars: 2014 International Genetic Genealogy Conference videos ($4) http://i4gg.org/product-category/videos Ancestry Academy: DNA 101: An Insider's Scoop on AncestryDNA Testing (free) https://www.ancestry.com/academy/course/ancestry-dna-101?ref=carousel Your DNA Guide Video Training Course by Diahan Southard ($29.99/year) http://tinyurl.com/hvcyov9 BIBLIOGRAPHY

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