Debbie Parker Wayne
Wayne Research
P.O. Box 397, Cushing, TX 75760-0397
Phone: 936-326-9101

GATA GACC! DNA and Genetic Genealogy

This lecture covers the basics of DNA testing, Y-DNA testing for males, mitochondrial DNA testing for males and females, and how to find DNA projects and testing companies. An introduction to analysis of the DNA test results is given.

Sample genealogical research problems are used to explain how DNA can be used by genealogists.

The following is a selected bibliography of genetic genealogy references.

Books and Journals – DNA and Genealogy

National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Theme Issue on Genetics and Genealogy, Vol. 93, No. 4, December 2005.

Fitzpatrick, Colleen and Andrew Yeiser. DNA and Genealogy. Fountain Valley, Cal., Rice Book Press, 2005.

Fitzpatrick, Colleen. Forensic Genealogy. Fountain Valley, Cal., Rice Book Press, 2005.

Note: The Fitzpatrick books go into more of the technical details of DNA analysis for genealogical purposes.

Shawker, Dr. Thomas. Unlocking Your Genetic History. Nashville, Tenn., Rutledge Hill Press, 2004.

Smolenyak, Megan Smolenyak and Ann Turner. Trace Your Roots with DNA. Emmaus, Penn., Rodale Press, 2004.

Books - DNA Technology
(For a deeper understanding of the technological aspects of DNA and the process of analysis.)

Butler, John M. Forensic DNA Typing: Biology, Technology, and Genetics of STR Markers. Second edition. Burlington, Mass., Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.

Books - DNA and Deep Ancestry of Humans
(Some of these books offer controversial theories on the migration of early humans.)

Olson, Steve. Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002.

Oppenheimer, Stephen. The Origins of the British, A Genetic Detective Story: The Surprising Roots of the English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. New York: Carrol & Graf Publishers, 2006.

Note: JOGG article by Kevin D. Campbell analyzing Oppenheimer's clan definitions.

Sykes, Bryan. The Seven Daughters of Eve. New York, W. W. Norton & Co., 2001.

Sykes, Bryan. Adam's Curse. New York, W. W. Norton & Co., 2004.

Sykes, Bryan. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland. (Published in the UK as Blood of the Isles.) New York, W. W. Norton & Co., 2006.

Wells, Spencer. Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey. New York, Random House, 2002.

Wells, Spencer. Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project. Washington, DC: National Genographic Society, 2006.

Technical and Scientific Papers

Technical Papers on DNA can be found on many Web sites and using Google Scholar.

European Journal of Human Genetics, free access - http://www.nature.com/ejhg/archive/index.html

Family Tree DNA - http://www.familytreedna.com/library.html or on the home page scroll down and click on "Scientific Papers"

PubMed Central Open Access - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/about/openftlist.html

Web Sites

International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) - http://www.isogg.org/

Journal of Genetic Genealogy (JOGG) - http://www.jogg.info/

Forensic Genealogy (Colleen Fitzpatrick) - http://www.forensicgenealogy.info/

Genetealogy (Megan Smolenyak) - http://www.genetealogy.com/

Kerchner's site with DNA glossary - http://www.kerchner.com/kerchdna.htm

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Primer on Molecular Genetics (US DOE) - http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer/toc.html

RootsTelevision - http://www.rootstelevision.com/

Mail Lists and Groups

DNA-Newbie Yahoo Forum – http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DNA-NEWBIE/

Genealogy DNA List on RootsWeb - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/DNA/GENEALOGY-DNA.html

ISOGG Member Yahoo Forum - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ISOGG/

There are also many lists related to DNA research on a specific surnames, DNA signatures, ethnic groups, and localities.

Blogs

Dienekes' Anthropology Blog - http://dienekes.blogspot.com/

Genetic Genealogist - http://www.thegeneticgenealogist.com/

DNA Testing Companies

Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) - http://www.familytreedna.com/

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Group (SMGF) - http://www.smgf.org/

African Ancestry - http://www.africanancestry.com/

DNA Ancestry (was Relative Genetics) - http://dna.ancestry.com/

DNA Fingerprint - http://www.dnafingerprint.com/

DNA Heritage - http://dnaheritage.com/

DNAPrint Genomics - http://www.dnaprint.com/

EthnoAncestry - http://www.ethnoancestry.com/

Oxford Ancestors - http://www.oxfordancestors.com/

Public DNA Databases

HvrBase++ (mitochondrial and nuclear DNA) - http://www.hvrbase.org/

mitoSearch (FTDNA) - http://www.mitosearch.org/

mtDB - Human Mitochondrial Genome Database - http://www.genpat.uu.se/mtDB/

NCBI Genome Map Viewer - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mapview/

Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Group Y and mitochondrial DNA DB - http://www.smgf.org/

Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database - http://www.yhrd.org/

Ybase: genealogy by numbers (DNA Heritage) - http://www.ybase.org/

Ysearch (FTDNA) - http://www.ysearch.org/