Chromosome Analysis

Veronica Williams has recently developed a chromosome analysis webinar series for the society. The following blog posts provide more information about the DNA Research framework, applying the DNA Research Methodology and building your DNA analysis skills.

• Developing your DNA Analysis Skills;
• DNA Research Methodology;
• Building your DNA Competency.

Blogs posts accompanying the webinar series modules contain more useful links and can be found here:

• Module 1 – Understand DNA Basics;
• Module 2 – Know what you are working with;
• Module 3 – Combine genetic and genealogical research;
• Module 4 – Use Genetic Research to confirm and expand your pedigree.

The ISOGG site also has a lot of useful material refer – ISOGG Beginners’ guides to genetic genealogy.  

Other Third Party Tools

• Jonny Perl maintains a great list of other tools which you can access here.

Clustering – now has its own page!

• Clustering – click the link for more information. Now under the tools menu, updated 2020.

DNA Painter – now has its own page!

• DNA Painter – click the link for more information. Now under the tools menu, updated 2020.

Triangulation

• How to Triangulate – blog by Jim Bartlett, Segmentology.  May 2015.
• The Benefits of Triangulation – blog by Jim Bartlett, Segmentology.  May 2015.
• Shared cMs Project – https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4
• DNA Triangulation – What, Who and How. Roberta Estes, Rootstech 2021.
• Triangulation Checklist – Roberta Estes, 2021.
• 23&me Changes, Triangulation doesn’t work the same way. Roberta Estes, 2021.

X Chromosome

• Find the X Inheritance charts under the handouts menu.
• Working with the X Chromosome – presentation by Veronica Williams. February 2016.
• Webinar – The inheritance pattern of the X chromosome – Kerry Farmer, Jun 2019 – Check the SAG shop.

Useful Blogs

• The Genemonkey’s Family and DNA Questions – A list of blog posts from Veronica Williams, that include discussion of chromosome analysis (from 2017 to date);
• Finding the Forrest family – using chromosome analysis, Vicki Hails 5 May 2022.  A great discussion of the analysis process and steps applied starting with AncestryDNA and subsequent chromosome analysis.