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LocationOakland
Call NoGENEALOGY
TitleThe Family Tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy / Blaine T. Bettinger.
AuthorBettinger, Blaine T., author.
Barcode527130
CollectionNF Genealogy (Circulating)
Summary"Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most-cutting edge tool available to genealogists. This plain-English guide, newly revised and expanded, is a one-stop resource on genetic genealogy for family historians. Inside, you'll learn what DNA tests are available, with up-to-date pros and cons of the major testing companies (including AncestryDNA) and advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific questions. For those who've already taken DNA tests, this guide will demystify and explain how to interpret DNA test results, including how to understand ethnicity estimates and haplogroup designations, navigate suggested cousin matches, and use third-party tools like GEDmatch to further analyze data."--Amazon.
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Oakland 527130GENEALOGY NF Genealogy (Circulating) Available

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 1440300577 $29.99 (paperback)
International Standard Book Number 9781440300578 $29.99 (paperback)
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 23 929.1072
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 572.86
Personal Name Bettinger, Blaine T., author.
Title Statement The Family Tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy / Blaine T. Bettinger.
Edition Statement Second edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2019]
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice ?2019
Physical Description 271 p. color illustrations, color maps ; Softcover 24 cm
Content Type rdacontent text txt
Media Type rdamedia unmediated n
Carrier Type rdacarrier volume nc
General Note "Expanded & updated!"--Cover.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Autosomal-DNS (atDNA) testing -- Y-chromosomal (Y-DNA) testing -- Mitochondrial (mtDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing complex questions with DNA -- Genetic testing for adoption and other brick walls -- The future of genetic genealogy.
Summary, Etc. "Discover the answers to your family history mysteries using the most-cutting edge tool available to genealogists. This plain-English guide, newly revised and expanded, is a one-stop resource on genetic genealogy for family historians. Inside, you'll learn what DNA tests are available, with up-to-date pros and cons of the major testing companies (including AncestryDNA) and advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific questions. For those who've already taken DNA tests, this guide will demystify and explain how to interpret DNA test results, including how to understand ethnicity estimates and haplogroup designations, navigate suggested cousin matches, and use third-party tools like GEDmatch to further analyze data."--Amazon.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term (OCoLC)fst00939652 fast Genealogy.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Genealogy.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Genetic genealogy Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term (OCoLC)fst00886556 fast DNA Analysis.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term DNA Analysis.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term (OCoLC)fst01748669 fast Genetic genealogy.
Index Term-Genre/Form (OCoLC)fst01423877 fast Handbooks and manuals.
Index Term-Genre/Form lcgft Handbooks and manuals.