As I’ve learned more about DNA with respect to genealogy, I see the need for a future feature in Ancestry.com and Family Tree Maker to search on the results of a Genealogical DNA test. This would allow matching on Mitochondrial, mtDNA, and Paternal, Y-DNA, haplogroups and haplotypes.
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DNA for the Genalogist
Like many of you, I’ve been seeing a lot of advertising and marketing about having DNA tests performed for Genealogy purposes. From watching “Forensics Files” and other crime shows, I knew that Mitochondrial DNA was passed from mother to child. Was there more to “Genealogy by DNA” than simply determining maternal ancestors?