DNA & Genealogy
Kindred Trails
Colleen Fitzpatrick and Andrew Yeiser
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DNA & Genealogy was introduced at the Family Tree DNA Second International
Conference on Genetic Genealogy held in November 2005 at National Geographic
Headquarters in Washington DC. DNA & Genealogy is a follow-on to Forensic
Genealogy, and gives a more detailed explanation on what you can learn
through Y- and mtDNA
testing. There are also sections on how to find out if your surname already
has a DNA study in progress, how to join a study, and how to form your own.
DNA & Genealogy offers interesting reading material to even the most
seasoned genetic genealogist, through its "DNA in the News " and "Weird DNA"
sidebars on subjects including:
. Cloning
. PaleoDNA
. Chimeras, People with Two DNA profiles in Their Bodies
. Sickle Cell - Good News/Bad News
. DNA Analysis of Oetzi the Tyrolean Ice Man
. IQ XY
. Exobiology DNA
and many others!
Table of Contents
ABOUT DNA
Nuclear DNA
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
The Human Genome Project
The Birth of DNA Fingerprinting
The Genetic Genealogy Revolution
References-About DNA
THE INS AND OUTS OF GENETIC GENEALOGY
So How Does DNA work?
Short Tandem Repeats (STRs)
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)
A Few Words about Mutations
References-The Ins and Outs of Genetic Genealogy
SURNAME STUDIES
Is There Already a Study for My Name?
Joining a Study
References-Surname Studies
WHAT KIND OF TEST IS RIGHT FOR ME?
Major Testing Companies
What Are My Testing Options?
What to Expect When You Get Tested
References-What Kind of Test Is Right for Me?
ARE WE REALLY COUSINS?
The Most Recent Common Ancestor
Mismatches
Genetic Distance
MRCA Probabilities-The FTDNATiPTM Calculator
MRCA Calculations
Online Databases
References-Are We Really Cousins
WOW, OW, WO, and O Stories
References-WOW, WO, OW, and O Stories
NONPATERNITY EVENTS
References - Nonpaternity Events
STARTING AND MANAGING MY OWN STUDY
Managing Your Project
HOW MANY MARKERS? HOW MANY PEOPLE?
Getting Started
About Cladograms and Pairwise Mismatches
The Mumma Study
More Markers, More Information
References-How Many Markers? How Many People?
WHAT CAN DNA TESLL ME ABOUT MY SURNAME?
How Many People Do I Need?
References-What Can DNA Tell Me about My Surname?
SNPS, CLADES, AND HAPLOGROUPS
SNPs and the HAPMAP
Haplogroups and Clades
Y-SNP Haplogroups
mtDNA and Clades
References-SNPS, Clades, and Haplogroups
THE LAST WOR(L)D The Typewriter
APPENDIX A
MRCA Calculations
Transmission Events
The Bare Facts
MRCA Calculations and Bayes Theorem
References-Appendix A, MRCA Calculations
About the Authors...
Colleen Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., is the author of two of the best-selling books
in genealogy. Forensic Genealogy has been widely recognized for its
innovative forensic science approach to genealogical research. She has been
featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation radio program (July 2005), and has
written cover articles for Internet Genealogy (June 2006), Family Tree
Magazine (April 2006) and Family Chronicle (October 2005). Colleen writes a
regular column for Ancestry magazine.
Colleen's day job is as a recognized expert in high resolution optical
measurement techniques, with many years' experience working for NASA and the
National Science Foundation. But in Forensic Genealogy and DNA & Genealogy,
Colleen shows that you don't have to be a rocket scientist to get the most
from your genealogical materials.
Andy Yeiser studied physics at MIT and University of California, Berkeley,
but switched to computer engineering early on. He gave up aerospace and
teaching at UCLA to start his own multi-disciplinary company. He sold it and
retired to assignments as an engineering consultant with the United Nations
in Turkey, Iran, Egypt, India, Nigeria, Austria, Guyana, Malaysia,
Yugoslavia, and many other countries. In Kinshasa, Zaire when having
difficulties boarding a flight to Goma, Andy was surprised to get help from
Idi Amin. When Andy thanked him, Mr. Amin replied, "No problem. Just call me
Idi." Andy considers this period of his life as 30 years of paid vacation.
Andy's interest in science was rekindled in Colleen Fitzpatrick's optics lab
and is now focused on DNA & genetics. Andy also consults on engineering and
business management from his base in Huntington Beach, CA.
Andy was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and spent summers with his grandfather in
Nehawka. He traces his family to eight signators of the Magna Carta.