This page documents all historical posts for the 'Genemonkey Explains' blogsite. Ideally, posts should be read in order to assist in developing your DNA analysis skills.
- Developing your DNA Analysis Skills. First published 29 May 2021.
- DNA Research Methodology. First published January 2021.
- Building your DNA Competency. First published 29 June 2021.
- DNA Research Framework Modules - Chromosome Analysis
- 1. Understand DNA Basics. First published 25 August 2021.
- 2. Know what you are working with. First published 22 September 2021.
- 3. Combine genetic and genealogical research. First published 19 October 2021.
- 4. Use Genetic Research to confirm and expand your pedigree. First published 23 November 2021.
- Exercises to help build chromosome analysis skills
- GEDmatch - Exercises to understand the difference between 'shared matches', 'overlapping vs shared segments' and 'triangulated segments'. First published 7 September 2021.
- My Heritage: Exercise to identify 'triangulated segments' and likely 'triangulated groups'. First published 21 September 2021.
- All Sites: Exercise designed to work across all DNA sites, utilising cross site comparisons to expand 'potentially' triangulated groups for research to find the MRCA. First published 19 October 2021.
- Tools
- Clustering for Chromosome Analysis. First published 24 October 2021.
- Family Tree Maker and DNA
- Keeping track in your tree : Part 1 - Images. First published 17 October 2021.
- Keeping track in your tree : Part 2 - Filters. First published 26 January 2022.
- Keeping track in your tree : Part 3 - Citations. Practical Guide for DNA Source Citations, adapted for Family Tree Maker, February 2021.
- Genealogical DNA Analysis Tool (GDAT)
- GDAT User Group - Part 1: Getting Started. First published 23 Sep 2022.
- GDAT User Group - Part 2: Genetic Tools. First published 29 Oct 2022.
- GDAT user Group - Part 3: Genealogical Tools. First published 3 Dec 2022.
- FTDNA Projects
- Making the most of your Cassidy DNA. First published 21 June 2022.
- Other DNA Related posts can be found on my Wordpress Blog.