Genetic Genealogy Links

Following are a series of links to aid you in understanding any DNA testing you have undertaken. We have catagorised the links as follows:

Genetic Genealogy Sites

• A very good starting point for genealogical DNA testing is wikipedia!

• For a series of very informative lectures on genes, genealogy and migrations of man try Bob Hay's website.

• Try kerchner.com for a one stop introduction to the world of genetic genealogy.

• Nancy Custer provides an excellent resource on DNA, Molecular Biology and Genetic Genealogy.

• For a good discussion group try the Rootsweb Genealogy-DNA List which also provides links to basic information about genetic genealogy.

• Another high quality genealogical discussion group is DNA-forums.

• For a wide ranging genetic genealogy site which also includes information on joining the NEWBIE Yahoo Group try the International Society of Genetic Genealogy and subscribing to their List.

• Are you of Irish ancestry? See ancestor.ie for a comprehensive genealogy/family history website for people in Ireland and the Irish Diaspora

• Worldfamilies is a comprehensive site addressing most aspects of genetic genealogy.

• Humphrey genealogy is a fine example of a genetic genealogy surname study that also provides details on relevant statistical tools.

• Dr. Steven Perkins On-Line Journal of Genetics and Genealogy.

• The National Geographic Society provides an interactive Atlas of Human Migration.

• Click here for information on the human genome and technical information on DNA sequencing.

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General Genealogy Sites

• Scotsfamily - Scotland's most popular ancestor search worldwide will help you uncover your Scottish ancestors from their research in the original historical records
• OneGreatFamily.com offer online family tree services.

• The Irish Family History Foundation is the coordinating body for a network of county based genealogical research centres on the island of Ireland.

• Burke's Peerage and Gentry provide the definitive guide to the genealogical history of the major royal, aristocratic and historical families of the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States of America.

• Based in Edinburgh, Scottish Roots provide an excellent genealogical research service.

• Census Searches is a family history, international probate and genealogical research service which has been formed by genealogists who have the knowledge and expertise gained from over twenty five years of working from records in this highly specialised field.

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Books Relating to Genetic Genealogy

• The Bradshaw Foundation is an excellent resource for issues related to human migrations including genetic anthropology and rock art.

• "The Origins of the British - A Genetic Detective Story" is Stephen Oppenheimer's exciting new book describing British pre-history from the genetic perspective.

• "Trace Your Roots with DNA", our first choice for an introductory book to explain the relationship between genetics, DNA, and genealogy.

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Y-Chromosome Information - Haplotypes

• Dr. Whit Athey's website provides a utility that allows the prediction of haplogroup from a Y-STR haplotype.

• Or perhaps try the NIST government website on the Y Chromosome.

• Dean McGee's Y Chromosome Utility Tools page provides almost every imaginable calculation device!

• Dr. John McEwan's "what do I do now that I have a 37 marker haplotype" site is also very useful.

• Dr. John McEwan's website depicts extended haplotype regional subgroup charts that will allow you to attempt an answer, for example,  to the question, "do my results suggest I am Scottish?"

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Haplogroups - General

• Dr. John McEwan's website lists haplogroup subgroup modal values.

• You can submit your results to Charles Kerchner's Y-SNP Yahoo Groups Database here.

• Dr. Douglas McDonald's website provides Y - Chromosome Haplogroup Maps of the World.

• Dr. McDonald also provides an extremely useful calculator for estimating the number of generations between two individuals.

• World families  provides a broad overview of various information in relation to Y - Chromosome haplogroups including those haplogroup tests included on our website.

• Try here for the list of Y-SNP markers that were identified by the YCC to 2002.

• The University of Arizona provide the 2002 Y Chromosome Consortium chart.

• The National Geographic Society provides descriptions of each major haplogroup.

• The International Society of Genetic Genealogists hosts the most up to date and detailed version of the Y chromosome tree.

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Haplogroup R1b

• Have you explored the the extensive R1b information available on our website?

• Try Dr. John McEwan's analysis of clustering in R1b.

• Also of great interest is Dr. John McEwan's chart of the distribution of  R1b Subgroups and the new S SNPs.

• You can join email correspondence list keeping you up to date with any new developments in R1bC9b at the S29 Y-DNA project.

• John Eckersley's has generated a Fluxus network diagram showing S21 and S28 in relation to haplotypes.

• The R-L21 Plus Project keeps track of the distribution of the Pretani/S145+ type (also known as L21) in continental Europe and the British Isles.

• Dr. John McEwan has provided a guide to Scottish R1b haplotypes. (beta testing only)

• Try here for Dr. Laoise Moore et al.'s Irish haplotypes (mostly R1b).

• Dennis Wright has created a very useful resource for Irish 'type II" R1b chromosomes.

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Haplogroup R1a

• Dr. John McEwan has generated a phylogram of Haplogroup R1a, and other Haplogroups.

• There is an extensive description of R1a here.

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Haplogroup R2

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Haplogroup I

• Try here for Dr. John McEwan's Haplogroup I sub-cluster analysis.

• Dr. Michael Humphrey has created charts relating to Haplogroup I from two published studies.

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Haplogroup J

• Try here for Dienekes blogspot which has up-to-date blogs on both J1 and J2 haplogroups.

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Haplogroup G

• Ray Banks has a website dedicated to haplogroup G.

• Rootsweb have a new Haplogroup G Mailing List Group. 

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Haplogroup E1b1b

• Are you E1b1b (formerly called E3b)? A dedicated project is available from FTDNA.

• The E1b1b (E3b) project has also created a web site with a database query function that will accept results from all testing companies.

• The latest phylogenetic tree and FLUXUS diagrams for E3b are available at Victor Villareal's website.

• Dr. John McEwan's Haplogroup E sub-group analysis is also very interesting.

• Try here for Robert Tarin's analysis of the Iberian Sub-cluster of E3b.

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Haplogroup L

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Other Haplogroups

• Dr. Terry Baron's haplogroup page provides information about most haplogroups. Most of the work to date (except in the academic literature) has been on haplogroups that are found in European populations.  Over time the focus will widen to include haplogroups from other regions of the World.

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mt DNA

• What do your mtDNA results mean? See Wikipedia for some background reading

• For information on specific mtDNA groups try worldfamilies.net.

• Dr. Doug McDonald has provided mtDNA Haplogroup Maps of the World (pages 5-7).

• The National Geographic Society offers insightful descriptions of mtDNA haplogroups.

• See a presentation on MITOMAP, a biological information system for human mtDNA

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Other

• The ISOGG has compared services offered by Y-DNA testing companies.

• A Shetland Islands mtDNA and Y-DNA Project run by David Faux is very informative.

• Looking for a kilt! Rendall's of Edinburgh offer tradiational high quality hand made kilts.

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