"DNA and Genealogy" was
introduced at the Family Tree DNA Second International Conference on Genetic
Genealogy held in November 2005 at National Geographic Headquarters in
Washington DC.
DNA & Genealogy is a
follow-on to
Forensic Genealogy, and gives a
more detailed explanation on what you can learn through Y- and mtDNA testing.
There are also sections on how to find out if your surname already has a DNA
study in progress, how to join a study, and how to form your own.
"DNA and Genealogy"
offers interesting reading material to even the most seasoned genetic
genealogist, through its "DNA in the News " and "Weird DNA" sidebars on subjects
including:
- Cloning
- PaleoDNA
- Chimeras, People with Two DNA profiles in Their
Bodies
- Sickle Cell - Good News/Bad News
- DNA Analysis of Oetzi the Tyrolean Ice Man
- IQ XY
- Exobiology DNA
- and many others!
Contents:
About DNA
- Nuclear DNA
- Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
- The Human Genome Project
- The Birth of DNA Fingerprinting
- The Genetic Genealogy Revolution
- References-About DNA
The Ins and Outs of Genetic Genealogy
- So How Does DNA work?
- Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)
- Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
- A Few Words about Mutations
- References-The Ins and Outs of Genetic Genealogy
Surname Studies
- Is There Already a Study for My Name?
- Joining a Study
- References-Surname Studies
What Kind of Test is Right for Me?
- Major Testing Companies
- What Are My Testing Options?
- What to Expect When You Get Tested
- References-What Kind of Test Is Right for Me?
Are we Really Cousins?
- The Most Recent Common Ancestor
- Mismatches
- Genetic Distance
- MRCA Probabilities-The FTDNATiPTM Calculator
- MRCA Calculations
- Online Databases
- References-Are We Really Cousins
WOW, OW, WO, and O Stories
- References-WOW, WO, OW, and O Stories
Nonpaternity Events
- References - Nonpaternity Events
Starting and Managing My Own Study
- Managing Your Project
How Many Markers? How Many People?
- Getting Started
- About Cladograms and Pairwise Mismatches
- The Mumma Study
- More Markers, More Information
- References-How Many Markers? How Many People?
What Can DNA Tell Me About My Surname?
- How Many People Do I Need?
- References-What Can DNA Tell Me about My Surname?
SNPS, Clades and Haplogroups
- SNPs and the HAPMAP
- Haplogroups and Clades
- Y-SNP Haplogroups
- mtDNA and Clades
- References-SNPS, Clades, and Haplogroups
The Last Wor(l)d, The Typewriter
Appendix A: MRCA Calculations
- Transmission Events
- The Bare Facts
- MRCA Calculations and Bayes Theorem
- References-Appendix A, MRCA Calculations
