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Creating Network Graphs with Gephi Part 2: Import Spreadsheets and Run Layouts

Oct 8, 2022

Would you like an efficient method to find clusters of DNA matches relevant to your research subject? In this series, I’m sharing the steps to create a network graph using the free, open source Gephi application, available for Windows or Mac. I use Gephi to create network graphs of my AncestryDNA matches, but you can use matches from other companies as well. Throughout this series, I will be using my own matches from AncestryDNA, but...

Multiple Relationships in an African-American Case Study

Oct 1, 2022

I am sure I am not alone in finding that I constantly have more to learn when it comes to using DNA in my genealogy research. For example, I have defined many situations in my DNA research as pedigree collapse. However, after reading Diana’s post Endogamy, Pedigree Collapse, and Multiple Relationships: What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter? I realized that almost always, when I used the term pedigree collapse, I was actually describing...

Recreating a Y-DNA Surname Project at mitoYDNA.org

Apr 10, 2022

Did you participate in Y-DNA testing before the era of FamilyTree DNA and now have no access to your results? If so, let me introduce you to mitoYDNA.org, a free website where you can recreate the kits used in the project. MitoYDNA.org allows uploading or manually adding your Y-DNA or mitochondrial (mt) DNA test results from several testing companies. You can then use the mitoYDNA tools to compare kits and find matches. You’ll likely recognize...

X-DNA Inheritance and Recombination

Mar 27, 2022

X-DNA has a unique inheritance pattern, and knowing about it can sometimes help you figure out the ancestors you share with a DNA match. Men inherit a Y chromosome from their father, and an X chromosome from their mother. It is easy to imagine that an X chromosome remains unchanged just like a Y chromosome does when it is passed from father to son, but this is not the case with X-DNA. Here is a...

Save Time in Your DNA Research with AutoTree

Jan 28, 2022

When you start a family history research project and want to incorporate Family Tree DNA test results in the search for your ancestors, I have a hot tip for you! Use the AutoTree tool at Genetic Affairs. I recommend you use it at the beginning of the research project. The AutoTree report gives you a headstart on grouping your DNA matches in clusters of related individuals, connecting their family trees, and it gives...

GeneticAffairs AutoKinship: A Tool to Build Family Trees Based on Amounts of Shared DNA

Dec 26, 2021

Do you sometimes feel frustrated as you try to sort out the connections between DNA matches and shared ancestors? I do, and I think we all need help with this from time to time. The AutoKinship tool at GeneticAffairs.com can quickly offer possible solutions to the problem. AutoKinship can help you construct a family tree of DNA matches from 23andMe that point to shared/common ancestors when there are few clues about who those ancestors are....

How to Make a RootsFinder Triangulation Network Graph with MyHeritage DNA Matches

Dec 18, 2021

In a previous post, I wrote about making a network graph using the RootsFinder triangulation/cluster view with AncestryDNA shared matches. Today, I’m sharing how to make a network graph at RootsFinder with MyHeritage matches. RootsFinder can create a network graph based on segment triangulation, which is a unique feature. You can also create a separate MyHeritage network graph using just shared matches (and no triangulation data). I will show how to do both types of...

WATO or Not to WATO – What is the Question?

Oct 31, 2021

No, it’s not a game show or a board game – it’s a fantastic tool in the hands of serious genetic genealogy researchers! What are the Odds? (WATO) is a tool developed by Leah Larkin, and Jonny Perl at DNAPainter.com. You can use this tool to further your research in cases where you don’t know how a person fits into a family tree, such as in adoption or unknown parentage research cases. It can also...

Creating Network Graphs with Gephi Part 2: Import Spreadsheets and Run Layouts

Multiple Relationships in an African-American Case Study

Recreating a Y-DNA Surname Project at mitoYDNA.org

X-DNA Inheritance and Recombination

Save Time in Your DNA Research with AutoTree

GeneticAffairs AutoKinship: A Tool to Build Family Trees Based on Amounts of Shared DNA

How to Make a RootsFinder Triangulation Network Graph with MyHeritage DNA Matches

WATO or Not to WATO – What is the Question?

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