Author | Bettinger, Blaine T., author.
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Title | The family tree guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy / Blaine T. Bettinger.
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Edition | First edition. |
Published | Cincinnati, Ohio : Family Tree Books, [2016]
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Description | 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
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ISBN | 9781440345326 |
ISBN | 1440345325 |
Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227) and index.
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Formatted Note | Contents: Part one: Getting started -- Genetic genealogy basics -- Common misconceptions -- Ethics and genetic genealogy -- Part two: Selecting a test -- Mitochondrial-DNA (mtDNA) testing -- Y-chromosome (Y-DNA) testing -- Autosomal-DNA (atDNA) testing -- X-chromosomal (X-DNA) testing -- Part three: Analyzing and applying test results -- Third-party autosomal-DNA tools -- Ethnicity estimates -- Analyzing complex questions with DNA -- Genetic testing for adoptees -- The future of genetic genealogy.
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Summary Note | Summary: A plain-English guide that explains the how and why of genealogy DNA testing. Bettinger gives you advice on choosing the right test to answer your specific genealogy questions, and helps you demystify and interpret the test results. He also discusses the ethics and future of genetic genealogy, and how adoptees can benefit from it.
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Subjects | DNA -- Analysis. DNA -- Analysis. Genealogy. Genealogy. Genealogy. Genetic genealogy. Genetic genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Handbooks and manuals. Handbooks and manuals. REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry. SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics.
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Other Titles | Guide to DNA testing and genetic genealogy DNA testing and genetic genealogy
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LC Card Number | 2017-276547 |
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| WRHS Research Library: CS 21 B565 2016 CA-1902768: LC class, open stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
[Record 65940] |
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