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The adoptee's guide to DNA testing : how to use genetic genealogy to discover your long-lost family
- Title
- The adoptee's guide to DNA testing : how to use genetic genealogy to discover your long-lost family / Tamar Weinberg.
- Author
- Weinberg, Tamar
- Publication
- Cincinnati, OH : Family Tree Books, [2018]
- ©2018
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | DESK-USLHG CS21 .W456 2018 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Desk Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 24 cm
- 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.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Note
- Includes index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- CS21
- ISBN
- 9781440353376
- 1440353379
- OCLC
- 1038445183
- Author
- Weinberg, Tamar, author.
- Title
- The adoptee's guide to DNA testing : how to use genetic genealogy to discover your long-lost family / Tamar Weinberg.
- Publisher
- Cincinnati, OH : Family Tree Books, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Research Call Number
- DESK-USLHG CS21 .W456 2018