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Using the right DNA testing tool to answer the right ancestry question

22/10/2019
Brian Sheffey
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UPDATE: 25 June 2014. My ancestry.com DNA results are in. You can read about the results…

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Finding the right DNA testing company for your requirements

22/09/2014
Brian Sheffey
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This post is a follow on from yesterday’s post Can you really pinpoint DNA Ancestry in…

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Can you really pinpoint DNA Ancestry in Africa to one tribe?

21/09/2014
Brian Sheffey
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If you’re African American, can you really know what tribe you come from? It’s a question…

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The online etiquette of meeting newly discovered relations from different ethnic groups

04/09/2014
Brian Sheffey
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So you take a DNA test. And you discover that you have fairly close relations of…

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