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The adoptee's guide to DNA testing : how to use genetic genealogy to discover your long-lost family Cover Image Book Book

The adoptee's guide to DNA testing : how to use genetic genealogy to discover your long-lost family / Tamar Weinberg.

Weinberg, Tamar, (author.).

Summary:

"Reconnect with your roots! Adoptees, foundlings, and others with unknown parentage face unique challenges in researching their ancestors. Enter this book: a comprehensive guide to adoption genealogy that has the resources you need to find your family through genetic testing. Inside, you'll find: strategies for connecting your genealogy to previous genealogists, detailed guides for using DNA tests and tools, plus how to analyze your test results and apply them to research, and real-life success stories that put the book's techniques into practice and inspire you to seek your own discoveries."--ONIX annotation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781440353376
  • ISBN: 1440353379
  • Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Cincinnati, OH : Family Tree Books, [2018]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / Kitty Munson Cooper -- Introduction -- Part one: Your journey begins here (1. Getting started with your search ; 2. Proven search strategies (that don't involve DNA) ; 3. The basics of DNA testing) -- Part two: DNA tests and testing companies (4. Types of DNA ; 5. AncestryDNA ; 6. Family Tree DNA ; 7. 23andMe ; 8. MyHeritage DNA) -- Part three: Advanced tool (9. Establishing a biological connection ; 10. Analyzing your DNA with GEDmatch ; 11. Triangulating your DNA data) -- Part four: Case studies (Donna ; Izak ; Jack ; Kalani ; Kelly ; Marcy ; Sue) -- Appendix: Frequently asked questions -- Appendix: Worksheets.

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Subject: Genetic genealogy > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
DNA > Analysis.
Genealogy.
Adoptees.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Covington Branch KR 929.1 W423a 2018 (Text) 33126022684744 KY Ref Nonfiction Available -
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Covington Branch K 929.1 W423a 2018 (Text) 33126022684769 KY New Nonfiction Available -

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