| Description |
239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| 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. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Genetic genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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DNA -- Analysis.
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Genealogy.
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Adoptees.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Adoption & Fostering.
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REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Genetics & Genomics.
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DNA -- Analysis.
(OCoLC)fst00886556
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Genealogy. (OCoLC)fst00939652
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Genetic genealogy. (OCoLC)fst01748669
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DNA -- Analysis.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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| ISBN |
9781440353376 (paperback) |
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1440353379 (paperback) |
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