Your DNA family
@yourdna.family
Concentrating on helping orphans, adoptees and interested genealogists in:
- discovering previously unknown family members
- overcoming roadblocks in their genealogy
https://yourDNA.family
- discovering previously unknown family members
- overcoming roadblocks in their genealogy
https://yourDNA.family
The Optimus Disaster: 5 Years Late & Still Remote Controlled!
YouTube video by Thunderf00t
youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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We have updated our preprint about 850,000 person UK-Danish haplotype sharing - sheding light on the rich history each person carries with them in their DNA and comparing this to historical records. Xiaolei Zhang postdoc in my group led this work. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Population-scale inheritance analysis of 858,635 individuals reveals North Sea migration from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution
The North Sea's historical migrations have impacted the genetic structure of its neighbouring populations. We analysed haplotype sharing among 858,635 modern individuals from Denmark and Britain to in...
www.biorxiv.org
June 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We have updated our preprint about 850,000 person UK-Danish haplotype sharing - sheding light on the rich history each person carries with them in their DNA and comparing this to historical records. Xiaolei Zhang postdoc in my group led this work. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Massive DNA sequencing effort reveals how colonization shaped Brazil’s genetic diversity
Using genetic markers specific for each ancestry, the team found that, on average, Brazilians have approximately 59% European ancestry, 27% African ancestry, and 13% Indigenous American ancestry.
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Using genetic markers specific for each ancestry, the team found that, on average, Brazilians have approximately 59% European ancestry, 27% African ancestry, and 13% Indigenous American ancestry.
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May 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Massive DNA sequencing effort reveals how colonization shaped Brazil’s genetic diversity
Using genetic markers specific for each ancestry, the team found that, on average, Brazilians have approximately 59% European ancestry, 27% African ancestry, and 13% Indigenous American ancestry.
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Using genetic markers specific for each ancestry, the team found that, on average, Brazilians have approximately 59% European ancestry, 27% African ancestry, and 13% Indigenous American ancestry.
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"These prehistoric humans, roaming Earth over a hundred thousand years ago, would have traversed more than 20,000 kilometers on foot from North Asia to the southernmost tip of South America."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzzy...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzzy...
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Asians made humanity’s longest prehistoric migration and shaped the genetic landscape in the America
YouTube video by SCELSE
www.youtube.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"These prehistoric humans, roaming Earth over a hundred thousand years ago, would have traversed more than 20,000 kilometers on foot from North Asia to the southernmost tip of South America."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzzy...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzzy...
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Interesting short video:
From Ancient Hunters to Modern Giants: 13,000 Years of the Dutch Genetic Journey
youtu.be/vJOdeNlT93k
#GeneticGenealogy
From Ancient Hunters to Modern Giants: 13,000 Years of the Dutch Genetic Journey
youtu.be/vJOdeNlT93k
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From Ancient Hunters to Modern Giants: 13,000 Years of the Dutch Genetic Journey
YouTube video by The History Hub
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Interesting short video:
From Ancient Hunters to Modern Giants: 13,000 Years of the Dutch Genetic Journey
youtu.be/vJOdeNlT93k
#GeneticGenealogy
From Ancient Hunters to Modern Giants: 13,000 Years of the Dutch Genetic Journey
youtu.be/vJOdeNlT93k
#GeneticGenealogy
News from 23andMe - New Genetic Groups in Eastern Europe
We’re excited to announce an update to our 23andMe Ancestry Service adding greater detail for people with Eastern European ancestry.
blog.23andme.com/articles/new...
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We’re excited to announce an update to our 23andMe Ancestry Service adding greater detail for people with Eastern European ancestry.
blog.23andme.com/articles/new...
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New Genetic Groups in Eastern Europe
23andMe adds greater detail for people with Eastern European ancestry.
blog.23andme.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
News from 23andMe - New Genetic Groups in Eastern Europe
We’re excited to announce an update to our 23andMe Ancestry Service adding greater detail for people with Eastern European ancestry.
blog.23andme.com/articles/new...
#GeneticGenealogy
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We’re excited to announce an update to our 23andMe Ancestry Service adding greater detail for people with Eastern European ancestry.
blog.23andme.com/articles/new...
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This article is well worth the read before we panic of the Chapter 11 declaration of 23andMe (which was voluntary BTW):
"Clearly, I think that the deletists' claim that the genetic information held by 23andMe is especially "sensitive" is wrong."
#23andMe #GeneticGenealogy
"Clearly, I think that the deletists' claim that the genetic information held by 23andMe is especially "sensitive" is wrong."
#23andMe #GeneticGenealogy
Why I'm not deleting my 23andMe genetic data
Various corners of the media and internet are hyperventilating over the alleged genetic privacy implications of the imminent Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the
reason.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This article is well worth the read before we panic of the Chapter 11 declaration of 23andMe (which was voluntary BTW):
"Clearly, I think that the deletists' claim that the genetic information held by 23andMe is especially "sensitive" is wrong."
#23andMe #GeneticGenealogy
"Clearly, I think that the deletists' claim that the genetic information held by 23andMe is especially "sensitive" is wrong."
#23andMe #GeneticGenealogy
You're worried about your DNA data at 23andMe?
Well, there's an easy way to download all your data (without violating their T&C) and saving them into a spreadsheet.
Follow the instructions in the video at www.genealogyexplained.com/json-to-csv-...
#GeneticGenealogy #23andMe
Well, there's an easy way to download all your data (without violating their T&C) and saving them into a spreadsheet.
Follow the instructions in the video at www.genealogyexplained.com/json-to-csv-...
#GeneticGenealogy #23andMe
Download 23andMe Matches to Spreadsheet - Genealogy Explained
Use this tool to convert your 23andMe matches from JSON to CSV. Simply paste your JSON data into the text area below, and click "Convert to CSV."
www.genealogyexplained.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
You're worried about your DNA data at 23andMe?
Well, there's an easy way to download all your data (without violating their T&C) and saving them into a spreadsheet.
Follow the instructions in the video at www.genealogyexplained.com/json-to-csv-...
#GeneticGenealogy #23andMe
Well, there's an easy way to download all your data (without violating their T&C) and saving them into a spreadsheet.
Follow the instructions in the video at www.genealogyexplained.com/json-to-csv-...
#GeneticGenealogy #23andMe
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"At least one individual from Djebba (Tunisia), dating to around 8,000 years bp, harboured ancestry from European hunter–gatherers, probably reflecting movement in the Early Holocene across the Strait of Sicily."
Source: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Source: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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High continuity of forager ancestry in the Neolithic period of the eastern Maghreb - Nature
Ancient DNA from the eastern Maghreb (Tunisia and Algeria) dating between 15,000 and 6,000 years ago shows that this region was far less affected by external gene flow than the rest of the Neolithic M...
www.nature.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"At least one individual from Djebba (Tunisia), dating to around 8,000 years bp, harboured ancestry from European hunter–gatherers, probably reflecting movement in the Early Holocene across the Strait of Sicily."
Source: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#GeneticGenealogy
Source: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#GeneticGenealogy
New version 4.0.4 is out.
Main new feature is the ability to search for people in your family tree, a much requested feature. Try it out today!
Go to yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art... to find the download link
#GeneticGenealogy
Main new feature is the ability to search for people in your family tree, a much requested feature. Try it out today!
Go to yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art... to find the download link
#GeneticGenealogy
Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Question: Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Answer: You can also download the newest version of the app directly from the cloud:
It might be that the automatic update isn't wo...
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New version 4.0.4 is out.
Main new feature is the ability to search for people in your family tree, a much requested feature. Try it out today!
Go to yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art... to find the download link
#GeneticGenealogy
Main new feature is the ability to search for people in your family tree, a much requested feature. Try it out today!
Go to yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art... to find the download link
#GeneticGenealogy
New version 4.0.3 is out.
Fixing a lot of small bugs that were frustrating, especially for new users. Updates should also be easier, just following the linked article with instructions for each OS:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Fixing a lot of small bugs that were frustrating, especially for new users. Updates should also be easier, just following the linked article with instructions for each OS:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Question: Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Answer: You can also download the newest version of the app directly from the cloud:
It might be that the automatic update isn't wo...
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
New version 4.0.3 is out.
Fixing a lot of small bugs that were frustrating, especially for new users. Updates should also be easier, just following the linked article with instructions for each OS:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Fixing a lot of small bugs that were frustrating, especially for new users. Updates should also be easier, just following the linked article with instructions for each OS:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
23andMe Shares Fall 31% Premarket After CEO Anne Wojcicki Proposes to Acquire Remaining Stake in Co for $0.41 per Share
** ME's CEO Anne Wojcicki offers to buy the remaining stake in the company for $0.41/shr, or about $11 mln
** Stock has fallen 82% in the past 12 months
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** ME's CEO Anne Wojcicki offers to buy the remaining stake in the company for $0.41/shr, or about $11 mln
** Stock has fallen 82% in the past 12 months
#GeneticGenealogy
March 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
23andMe Shares Fall 31% Premarket After CEO Anne Wojcicki Proposes to Acquire Remaining Stake in Co for $0.41 per Share
** ME's CEO Anne Wojcicki offers to buy the remaining stake in the company for $0.41/shr, or about $11 mln
** Stock has fallen 82% in the past 12 months
#GeneticGenealogy
** ME's CEO Anne Wojcicki offers to buy the remaining stake in the company for $0.41/shr, or about $11 mln
** Stock has fallen 82% in the past 12 months
#GeneticGenealogy
New version 4.0.2 is out!
- We simplified the process of downloading new updates, even for older versions of the app
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
- We simplified the process of downloading new updates, even for older versions of the app
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Question: Where can I download the newest version of the app? Answer: You can also download the newest version of the app directly from the cloud: It might be that the automatic update isn't wo...
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
New version 4.0.2 is out!
- We simplified the process of downloading new updates, even for older versions of the app
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
- We simplified the process of downloading new updates, even for older versions of the app
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
New version 4.0.0 is out!
- App is much faster and has increased security
- Beta users of phase 1 will get early access to their DNA matches soon
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
- App is much faster and has increased security
- Beta users of phase 1 will get early access to their DNA matches soon
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Question: Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Answer: You can also download the newest version of the app directly from the cloud:
It might be that the automatic update isn't wo...
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
New version 4.0.0 is out!
- App is much faster and has increased security
- Beta users of phase 1 will get early access to their DNA matches soon
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
- App is much faster and has increased security
- Beta users of phase 1 will get early access to their DNA matches soon
Make sure the app is closed and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
"The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy"
Interesting paper published November 2024
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Interesting paper published November 2024
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The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy - Genome Biology
Background The Italic Iron Age is characterized by the presence of various ethnic groups partially examined from a genomic perspective. To explore the evolution of Iron Age Italic populations and the ...
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
"The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy"
Interesting paper published November 2024
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Interesting paper published November 2024
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A study of ancient DNA from people who lived in Europe between 1700 and 45,000 years ago suggests that 63 per cent of them had dark skin and 8 per cent had pale skin, with the rest somewhere in between.
Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago
Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe much later than assumed
www.newscientist.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A study of ancient DNA from people who lived in Europe between 1700 and 45,000 years ago suggests that 63 per cent of them had dark skin and 8 per cent had pale skin, with the rest somewhere in between.
Interesting short interview with Professor @chrisbstringer.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/reel/playlis...
#GeneticGenealogy
www.bbc.com/reel/playlis...
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Homo juluensis: Possible 'new ancient human' identified - BBC Reel
www.bbc.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Interesting short interview with Professor @chrisbstringer.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/reel/playlis...
#GeneticGenealogy
www.bbc.com/reel/playlis...
#GeneticGenealogy
New version 3.39.10 is out!
- GEDCOM import is now enabled (unless your data is corrupted).
- New auto-updater should make future updates smoother.
For now, close the app and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
- GEDCOM import is now enabled (unless your data is corrupted).
- New auto-updater should make future updates smoother.
For now, close the app and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Question: Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Answer: You can also download the newest version of the app directly from the cloud:
It might be that the automatic update isn't wo...
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
New version 3.39.10 is out!
- GEDCOM import is now enabled (unless your data is corrupted).
- New auto-updater should make future updates smoother.
For now, close the app and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
- GEDCOM import is now enabled (unless your data is corrupted).
- New auto-updater should make future updates smoother.
For now, close the app and download the file for your OS to install the update (click on link).
#GeneticGenealogy
New version 3.39.9 was just deployed to our servers
Important Note:
Due to changes in our app, you need to use the links below to download and install the latest version for your operating system:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Important Note:
Due to changes in our app, you need to use the links below to download and install the latest version for your operating system:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Question: Where can I download the newest version of the app?
Answer: You can also download the newest version of the app directly from the cloud:
It might be that the automatic update isn't wo...
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New version 3.39.9 was just deployed to our servers
Important Note:
Due to changes in our app, you need to use the links below to download and install the latest version for your operating system:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Important Note:
Due to changes in our app, you need to use the links below to download and install the latest version for your operating system:
yourdnafamily.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/art...
#GeneticGenealogy
Very useful Chrome extension (also available for Microsoft Edge/Firefox) that will add some very useful new features when you traverse the Y-DNA tree at YFull.org.
See this video for more information, it's only 3 minutes long:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11u...
#GeneticGenealogy
See this video for more information, it's only 3 minutes long:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11u...
#GeneticGenealogy
YFull Helper browser extension v4.0 by Society of Serbian Genealogists "Poreklo"
YouTube video by Dragan Obrenović
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Very useful Chrome extension (also available for Microsoft Edge/Firefox) that will add some very useful new features when you traverse the Y-DNA tree at YFull.org.
See this video for more information, it's only 3 minutes long:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11u...
#GeneticGenealogy
See this video for more information, it's only 3 minutes long:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11u...
#GeneticGenealogy
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CLV people crossed the Caucasus (in sites labeled in bold) via Armenia, north Mesopotamia, and eastern Anatolia before reaching Central Anatolia and becoming the ancestors of people with mostly Mesopotamian but ~10% CLV ancestry that may have spoken Anatolian languages. 6/
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
CLV people crossed the Caucasus (in sites labeled in bold) via Armenia, north Mesopotamia, and eastern Anatolia before reaching Central Anatolia and becoming the ancestors of people with mostly Mesopotamian but ~10% CLV ancestry that may have spoken Anatolian languages. 6/
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The Yamnaya's precursors were formed by admixture ca. 4000BCE and experienced an interlude of relative isolation before the emergence of the Yamnaya horizon ca. 3300BCE. Our best guess of where this happened is in the vicinity of Mykhailivka in the Lower Dnipro in Ukraine. 5/
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Yamnaya's precursors were formed by admixture ca. 4000BCE and experienced an interlude of relative isolation before the emergence of the Yamnaya horizon ca. 3300BCE. Our best guess of where this happened is in the vicinity of Mykhailivka in the Lower Dnipro in Ukraine. 5/
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"A genomic history of the North Pontic Region from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age" focuses on how CLV migrants crossed or settled the steppes north of the Black Sea, and mixed in distinct waves with its local farmers and hunter-gatherers. 3/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A genomic history of the North Pontic Region from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age - Nature
Whole-genome sequencing analysis of 81 prehistoric individuals reveals how the genetic makeup of people from the North Pontic region was influenced by waves of migration during the Eneolithic period a...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"A genomic history of the North Pontic Region from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age" focuses on how CLV migrants crossed or settled the steppes north of the Black Sea, and mixed in distinct waves with its local farmers and hunter-gatherers. 3/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans" describes our solution: a Caucasus-Lower Volga homeland of Proto-Indo-Anatolian speakers and a North Pontic (or Dnipro-Don) homeland of the Proto-Indo-Europeans which we identify as the Yamnaya. 2/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans - Nature
Ancient DNA reveals how the explosive expansion of Yamnaya steppe pastoralists began with a small community north of the Black Sea speaking ancestral Indo-European, and detects genetic links with Anat...
www.nature.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"The genetic origin of the Indo-Europeans" describes our solution: a Caucasus-Lower Volga homeland of Proto-Indo-Anatolian speakers and a North Pontic (or Dnipro-Don) homeland of the Proto-Indo-Europeans which we identify as the Yamnaya. 2/
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...