Advanced genetic genealogy : techniques and case studies
(2019)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
Local History/Genealogy/929.1/ADVANCED
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Cushing, Texas : Wayne Research, 2019
DESCRIPTION
xxix, 382 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color portraits, color charts, genealogical tables ; 28 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781733694902, 1733694900, 9781733694902
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies is a textbook for an advanced DNA course for genealogists. It takes those with an intermediate-level understanding of genetic genealogy to the next level. Case studies demonstrate how to analyze the DNA test results, correlate with documentary evidence, and write about the findings --
CONTENTS
Lessons learned from triangulating a genome /
Jim Bartlett, PE -- Visual phasing methodology and techniques /
Blaine T. Bettinger, JD, PhD -- X-DNA techniques and limitations /
Kathryn J. Johnston, MD -- Y-DNA analysis for a family search /
James M. Owston, EdD -- Unknown and misattributed parentage research /
Melissa A. Johnson, CG -- Challenge of endogamy and pedigree collapse /
Kimberly T. Powell -- Parker study: combining atDNA & Y-DNA /
Debbie Parker Wayne, CG, CGL -- Would you like your data raw or cooked? /
Ann Turner, MD -- Drowning in DNA? The genealogical proof standard tosses a lifeline /
Karen Stanbary, CG -- Correlating documentary and DNA evidence to identify an unknown ancestor /
Patricia Lee Hobbs, CG -- Writing about, documenting, and publishing DNA test results /
Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS -- Ethical underpinnings of genetic genealogy /
Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL -- Uncovering family secrets: the human side of DNA testing /
Michael D. Lacopo, DVM -- Promise and limitations of genetic genealogy /
Debbie Kennett, MCG