Chromosome painting is a relatively new, yet powerful, tool available through DNA Painter which can be used to identify which segments of DNA you get from which ancestor. In this class you will also learn how to amalgamate your matches list from FTDNA and My Heritage and organise them by segment. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
This session will explain how ethnicity percentages are calculated and how they can be useful in analysing your DNA cousin matches. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
To avoid any doubt, proving DNA matches conclusively requires the use of a chromosome browser. This talk will explain the basic concept of what this tool can do and how to use it simply and effectively. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
The Ballycarry DNA and its new sister project based in the parish of Islandmagee has already confirmed many links between our volunteer testers and between our testers and others around the world. We’ll be discussing some of the things we have found and explaining how we can all make similar finds in our own DNA research. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
How can DNA testing help with your family history research? This session will look at how you can maximise success when analysing your DNA results and help you to fulfil your genealogical goals. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
Using the maternal and paternal tabs on Family Tree DNA is an excellent way to make progress with your DNA matches. This session will cover how the integration of your family tree and your matches page can unveil new information that can lead you to confirm your relationship to a new match. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
We all have DNA matches on our X chromosome. We can access these from our standard (autosomal) DNA tests. Find out how! We can learn different things from brothers’ and sisters’ and cousins’ X-matches. X matches can skip generations. X matches can narrow the focus to specific families. We’ll be discussing what X matches are and how to use them. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
Just starting out on your DNA journey? Faced with a list of cousin matches with surnames that you don’t recognise? This session will introduce you to a simple methodology which helps you to organise your DNA match list and tries to make sense of your matches. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
The Advantages of MT-DNA Mitochondrial DNA is the least used DNA test within Northern Ireland however it can give you useful information about your family lines going back many hundreds – and even thousands – of years. This course will explain how it works and how it can be used to further your family research. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
Y-DNA can be a very powerful tool to break through a brick wall. It can be used on any of your family lines if you test the correct person. This Zoom class will cover the different levels of testing available and will explain how to interpret and work with your Y-DNA results. For more details and Booking – go to the DNA Summer School...
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