DNA Lingo: SNPs, centiMorgans, and Haplogroups, Oh My!
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DNA Lingo: SNPs, centiMorgans, and Haplogroups, Oh My!
During April 2018, we will cover the following areas of this topic:
- A basic glossary of DNA terminology
- Breaking down the “science” of DNA and how it can help genealogy research.
DNA Do-Over Month 4 Resources
This is a developing list and as we discuss this month’s topic we will add to this document and finalize it on April 30th.
- ISOGG Wiki: An AMAZING resource especially when you want to look up terminology related to DNA testing, genetic genealogy and more.
https://isogg.org/wiki/Wiki_Welcome_Page
- Ancestry – DNA Glossary of Terms:
https://www.genealogybargains.com/m6y1
- National Human Genome Research Institute – Talking Glossary: Contains much more scientific terminology than the ISOGG Wiki, but still useful for DNA and genealogy research. Includes audio recordings by DNA experts for each concept!
https://www.genome.gov/glossary/index.cfm?textonly=&search
- DNA Basics Blog Series at MyHeritage: This four part series covers a variety of topics in easy-to-understand non-scientific languageDNA Basics Chapter 1
https://blog.myheritage.com/2017/11/new-blog-series-dna-basics-begins-today/DNA Basics Chapter 2: The Structure of DNA
https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/01/dna-basics-chapter-2-the-structure-of-dna/DNA Basics Chapter 3: DNA Expression
https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/02/dna-basics-chapter-3-dna-expression/DNA Basics Chapter 4: A Glossary of Terms
https://blog.myheritage.com/2018/03/dna-basics-chapter-4-a-glossary-of-terms/
- Genetic Genealogy Q&A for Beginners – ISOGG
https://isogg.org/wiki/Genetic_genealogy_Q%26A_for_beginners
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