The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

Blaine T. Bettinger

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Family Tree Books
13 August 2019

Mathematics & Sciences; DNA & Genome; Family history, tracing ancestors

Genetic genealogy is one of the hottest topics in genealogy today. This expanded, updated guide will walk readers through the benefits of DNA testing for genealogists as well as outline the most frequently used tests and services.

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 analyse data.

Inside, you'll find:

Colourful diagrams and expert definitions that explain key DNA terms and concepts, such as haplogroups and DNA inheritance patterns

Detailed guides to each of the major kinds of DNA tests: autosomal-DNA (atDNA), mitochondrial-DNA (mtDNA), Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA), and X-chromosomal DNA (X-DNA)

Tips for selecting the DNA test that can best help solve your family mysteries, with case studies showing how each test can be useful in research

Information about third-party tools you can use to more thoroughly analyse your test results once you've received them

Test companion guides and research forms to help you select the most appropriate DNA test and organise your results and research once you've been tested

AUTHOR: Blaine T. Bettinger is a writer, blogger and genealogy educator. He is the author of the bestselling The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy and has written numerous DNA-related articles for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Family Tree Magazine, and other publications. He has been an instructor at the inaugural genetic genealogy courses at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research, Family Tree University, and Excelsior College (Albany, NY). He is a former editor of the Journal of Genetic Genealogy, and a co-coordinator of the ad hoc Genetic Genealogy Standards Committee.

75 colour illustrations

By: Blaine T. Bettinger
Imprint: Family Tree Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Second Edition
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781440300578
ISBN 10: 1440300577
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 13 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Blaine T. Bettinger, Baldwinsville, NY, thegeneticgenealogist.com, is a writer, blogger, and genealogy educator. He's spoken widely on genetic genealogy and wrote the bestselling Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy.

Reviews for The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy

"""[This] Guide to DNA Testing offers a lot of information for the beginner and advanced researcher alike...[and] is easy to read and comprehend"" --Bobbi King for Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter ""There are very few titles on my book shelf in my genealogy office that I refer to constantly. I know that The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy will be one of those titles for years to come. I don't think I could have made some of my recent progress in my research without the valuable information provided by a knowledgeable DNA [expert] like Blaine Bettinger."" --Thomas MacEntee ""Informative. Understandable. Solid."" --Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist ""[Bettinger] describes, in the simplest of terms, how to begin using genetic technologies to connect with both close and more distant members of our great human family."" --Jennifer Wagner for Genome magazine"