Instructor: David Boyett
davidboyett@aol.com
Topic: Tracing Your DNA: The Amazing Journey of Your Ancestors
Location: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, USF, NEC (University of South Florida)

GENERAL DNA Testing FYI and Links

. https://blog.familytreedna.com/tmrca-age-estimates-scientific-details/

2023 Sept: New Family Finder (Autosomal DNA) now includes a limited basic YDNA Haplogroup
. https://blog.familytreedna.com/y-dna-haplogroups-family-finder/

What are the 4 Types DNA? | Genetic Genealogy Explained by Andy Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXzkhRuXvLg

YDNA: STRs and SNPs – Are STR Markers Still Useful for Y DNA? by Roberta Estes, Dec 3, 2021
https://dna-explained.com/2021/12/03/strs-and-snps-are-str-markers-still-useful-for-y-dna/

Ancient DNA: https://haplotree.info/maps/ancient_dna/index.php?searchcolumn=Y_Haplotree_Variant&searchfor=J-&ybp=500000,0
SNP Tracker: http://scaledinnovation.com/gg/snpTracker.html
FTDNA Public Haplotree: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/y-dna-haplotree/A
FTDNA Haplotree about: https://dna-explained.com/2018/09/27/family-tree-dnas-public-y-dna-haplotree/

BIGY Testing: New 2023 Group Time Tree https://blog.familytreedna.com/group-time-tree/
New 2023 Globetrekker Feature: https://dna-explained.com/2023/08/04/globetrekker-a-new-feature-for-big-y-customers-from-familytreedna/
Part 1: https://blog.familytreedna.com/globetrekker-discover-report/
Part 2: https://blog.familytreedna.com/globetrekker-analysis/
Part 3: https://blog.familytreedna.com/globetrekker-history/

BIGY LIFETIME ANALYSIS: https://blog.familytreedna.com/big-y-manual-review-lifetime-analysis/

Advances in YDNA Testing (BigY SNP Testing): https://blog.familytreedna.com/why-big-y-700/
FTDNA, 2022, BigY, The Tree of Mankind Age Estimates
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/the-tree-of-mankind-age-estimates?
https://dna-explained.com/2021/12/07/y-dna-tree-of-mankind-reaches-50000-branches/
Janine Cloud, 2021, Family Tree DNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDcjWk4cVI
Understanding Haplotree, SNP's and Branches, FTDNA BigY:
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402736622095-Y-DNA-Haplotree-SNPs-Guide-#understanding-haplotree-snps-0-0
BigY Step by Step: https://dna-explained.com/2020/05/30/y-dna-step-by-step-big-y-analysis/

FTDNA BigY Help Pages:
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402744197647-Big-Y-Block-Tree-Introduction#accessing-the-block-tree-0-0
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402392809359-Big-Y-Block-Tree-Guide#navigating-upstream-0-7
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402392809359-Big-Y-Block-Tree-Guide#branch-information-overview-0-0

FTDNA: Info Updates: https://blog.familytreedna.com/category/updates/

Title: Using BigY SNP Testing & STRs to enhance a genetic genealogy research project.
John Cleary 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxvdayxZiI (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l5QARvhb38 (Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxexkvfus6w (Part 3)

DNA and Genetic Genealogy: http://www.ramsdale.org/genetic.htm
https://dna-explained.com/2021/01/02/y-dna-resources-and-repository/
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-materials/DNATesting.pdf

An Introduction to Family Tree DNA - A Segment of DNA, By Family History Fanatics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg6EimVzMgE
https://www.youtube.com/c/FamilyHistoryFanatics/videos (Family History Fanatics, excellent and updated)

BigY Results & Matching Guide: https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/sections/360001357875-Big-Y-Results-Matches

Ancestry Autosomal DNA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-rEHi5HDWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJBW_wtcl5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8rUlZbmeA&list=PL0xuz8BBkD4j1YjKEZo730DruihHzlky0&index=3&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fhfanatics
http://dna.ancestry.com/en/legal/us/faq

DNA Testing Labs:
Family Tree DNA (FTDNA): http://www.familytreedna.com/ (all types of DNA testing and YDNA Projects)
Ancestry: http://dna.ancestry.com/ (Autosomal Testing, Family Trees and Records)
23andMe: http://www.23andme.com/ (Autosomal and Health)

Types of testing:
YDNA37: Standard testing for Male Surname Testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTAcIJeMjZU
Most Advanced YDNA Haplogroup SNP (Big Y Test, Family Tree DNA)
http://www.isogg.org/tree/ YDNA Haplotree
mtDNA FGS: Female Full Genomic Sequence Test
Autosomal: Chip Based Male/Female Chromosome Test

Big Y Test (SNP Testing), Always check with project admin prior to ordering test
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/big-y/big-y/
http://dna-explained.com/2013/11/16/what-about-the-big-y/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36gIHE6kOBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtMS1rIbPc0
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/big-y/
http://gleesondna.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-comparison-of-big-y-analysis-resources.html
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/y-dna-haplotree/A

International Society of Genetic Genealogy: See “For Newbies” Link
http://www.isogg.org/
http://www.isogg.org/course/glossary.htm

FTDNA, Glossary of Terms, Books and Videos:
http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=21
http://www.familytreedna.com/books-and-videos.aspx

YDNA Migration Map: https://pbase.com/daveb/image/162959114
YDNA NatGeo Map: http://natgeoeducationblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/world_map_of_y-dna_haplogroups.png

Family Finder and Population Finder (FTDNA):
http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/family-finder.aspx

User Guide, Handbook and Webinars:

I Have the Results of My Genetic Genealogy Test, Now What?
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/myftdna-user-guide/
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/experts-handbook/
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/ftdna/webinars/

GEDmatch: Autosomal Tools
http://vimeo.com/212986336
http://stonefamilytree.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/introduction-to-using-gedmatch/

Autosomal Raw Data Transfer:
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/imports/transfer-autosomal-ancestry/family-tree-dna-family-finder-transfer-program/
Transfer your raw data to Gedmatch: http://www.gedmatch.com/login1.php
Updated link 2019: http://genesis.gedmatch.com

http://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA_statistics
http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA#Who_to_test.3F
http://dna-explained.com/2014/11/30/chromosome-browser-war/
http://dna-explained.com/2015/01/17/demystifying-autosomal-dna-matching/
http://blog.kittycooper.com/2014/10/when-is-a-dna-segment-match-a-real-match-ibd-or-ibs-or-ibc/

Autosomal DNA transfer from Ancestry, 23andMe or Family Tree DNA to GEDmatch
Create a free GEDmatch account: http://www.gedmatch.com/login1.php
Follow upload instruction for your DNA data file.

http://oglekin.org/dna_research/Common%20Info/I%20Have%20Results%20Now%20What.htm
http://dna-explained.com/category/conference/

Family Finder Autosomal DNA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB5qAtDYNc4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUXKdy0-Fg8
http://dna-explained.com/2016/07/07/family-tree-dna-introduces-phased-family-finder-matches/
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/user-guide/family-finder-myftdna/family-matching-tool/

X Chromosome (found in the Autosomal DNA test, how to locate source of this X):
http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/search/label/X-Chromosome
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/test-types/x-chromosome-x-dna-str-testing-will-learn/