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Deoxyribonucleic acid (definition): a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. | Deoxyribonucleic acid (definition): a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. | ||
Why use DNA testing for genealogy?<ref>''[https://sites.google.com/site/wheatonsurname/beginners-guide-to-genetic-genealogy Wheaton Surname Resources - Beginners Guide to Genetic Genealogy]''<ref> | Why use DNA testing for genealogy?<ref>''[https://sites.google.com/site/wheatonsurname/beginners-guide-to-genetic-genealogy Wheaton Surname Resources - Beginners Guide to Genetic Genealogy]''</ref> | ||
* To learn more about one’s ancestry | * To learn more about one’s ancestry | ||
* To confirm one’s tree reflects ancestry | * To confirm one’s tree reflects ancestry | ||
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* To learn where traits came from | * To learn where traits came from | ||
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[[Category:DNA]] | [[Category:DNA]] | ||
Revision as of 10:16, 22 June 2021
Deoxyribonucleic acid (definition): a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
Why use DNA testing for genealogy?[1]
- To learn more about one’s ancestry
- To confirm one’s tree reflects ancestry
- To confirm relationship between two people
- To validate a theory of where people came from
- To break down a brick wall in research
- To find biological relatives of an adopted person
- To learn where traits came from