Category archives for Education

Autosomal DNA for Beginners – 2024 Update

Computer-generated image of DNA double helix with Questions by Donna Rutherford using DALL-E.

World renowned genetic genealogist Donna Rutherford has updated her DNA FAQ with the latest information for beginners at this time. It’s a great distillation covering lots of companies and web sites. So if you’re new to autosomal DNA and want to learn more, we highly recommend giving it a read. DNA – What, when, how, […]

Intermediate and Advanced Y-DNA Topics – Oct 2022

The slides from a presentation by Brad Larkin in October 2022 on Intermediate and Advanced Y-DNA Topics for genetic genealogy have been posted here on SurnameDNA Journal. https://www.surnamedna.com/?attachment_id=2432 This session’s goal was to offer a deeper understanding of Y-DNA NextGen SNP genetic genealogy tests like Big Y-700 and YSeq WGS. The approach was to go […]