Instructor: David Boyett
davidboyett@aol.com
Topic: Tracing Your DNA: The Amazing Journey of Your Ancestors
Location: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, USF, NEC (University of South Florida)

NOTE: The advanced YDNA BigY test is not just a one time review and analysis of your YDNA SNP's from Ancient to Modern times, it includes free weekly updates as new information or testing is added to your initial results. These updates may include new matches to any Private Variants (PV's) that were found in your YDNA results, new migration patterns based on matches to grave remains found across Great Britain or Europe, or new placement on the BigY and Project Time Trees.

Ancient DNA Sources:
. https://haplotree.info/maps/ancient_dna/index.php
SNP Tracker https://scaledinnovation.com/gg/snpTracker.html
. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=33f63a909cab43158d8d86b7952c0ed4

GENERAL DNA Testing FYI and Links:

Lineages Versus Ancestors – How to Find and Leverage Yours
. https://dna-explained.com/2025/02/23/lineages-versus-ancestors-how-to-find-and-leverage-yours/

Five part series about YDNA Testing: https://blog.familytreedna.com/what-is-y-dna/

. https://blog.familytreedna.com/tmrca-age-estimates-scientific-details/

Family Finder (Autosomal DNA) now includes a limited basic YDNA Haplogroup
. https://blog.familytreedna.com/y-dna-haplogroups-family-finder/

How to create a GlobeTrekker Migration Map (BigY Results Required): https://pbase.com/image/175008998

What are the 4 Types DNA? | Genetic Genealogy Explained by Andy Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXzkhRuXvLg

YDNA: STRs and SNPs – Are STR Markers Still Useful for Y DNA? by Roberta Estes, Dec 3, 2021
https://dna-explained.com/2021/12/03/strs-and-snps-are-str-markers-still-useful-for-y-dna/

Ancient DNA: https://haplotree.info/maps/ancient_dna/index.php?searchcolumn=Y_Haplotree_Variant&searchfor=J-&ybp=500000,0
SNP Tracker: http://scaledinnovation.com/gg/snpTracker.html
FTDNA Public Haplotree: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/y-dna-haplotree/A
FTDNA Haplotree about: https://dna-explained.com/2018/09/27/family-tree-dnas-public-y-dna-haplotree/

BIGY Testing: Group Time Tree https://blog.familytreedna.com/group-time-tree/
Globetrekker Feature: https://dna-explained.com/2023/08/04/globetrekker-a-new-feature-for-big-y-customers-from-familytreedna/
Part 1: https://blog.familytreedna.com/globetrekker-discover-report/
Part 2: https://blog.familytreedna.com/globetrekker-analysis/
Part 3: https://blog.familytreedna.com/globetrekker-history/

BIGY LIFETIME ANALYSIS: https://blog.familytreedna.com/big-y-manual-review-lifetime-analysis/

Advances in YDNA Testing (BigY SNP Testing): https://blog.familytreedna.com/why-big-y-700/
FTDNA, 2022, BigY, The Tree of Mankind Age Estimates
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/session/the-tree-of-mankind-age-estimates?
https://dna-explained.com/2021/12/07/y-dna-tree-of-mankind-reaches-50000-branches/
Janine Cloud, 2021, Family Tree DNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDcjWk4cVI
Understanding Haplotree, SNP's and Branches, FTDNA BigY:
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402736622095-Y-DNA-Haplotree-SNPs-Guide-#understanding-haplotree-snps-0-0
BigY Step by Step: https://dna-explained.com/2020/05/30/y-dna-step-by-step-big-y-analysis/

FTDNA BigY Help Pages:
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402744197647-Big-Y-Block-Tree-Introduction#accessing-the-block-tree-0-0
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402392809359-Big-Y-Block-Tree-Guide#navigating-upstream-0-7
https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/articles/4402392809359-Big-Y-Block-Tree-Guide#branch-information-overview-0-0

FTDNA: Info Updates: https://blog.familytreedna.com/category/updates/

Title: Using BigY SNP Testing & STRs to enhance a genetic genealogy research project.
John Cleary 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlxvdayxZiI (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l5QARvhb38 (Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxexkvfus6w (Part 3)

DNA and Genetic Genealogy: http://www.ramsdale.org/genetic.htm
https://dna-explained.com/2021/01/02/y-dna-resources-and-repository/
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/olli/class-materials/DNATesting.pdf

An Introduction to Family Tree DNA - A Segment of DNA, By Family History Fanatics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg6EimVzMgE
https://www.youtube.com/c/FamilyHistoryFanatics/videos (Family History Fanatics, excellent and updated)

BigY Results & Matching Guide: https://help.familytreedna.com/hc/en-us/sections/360001357875-Big-Y-Results-Matches

Ancestry Autosomal DNA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-rEHi5HDWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJBW_wtcl5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP8rUlZbmeA&list=PL0xuz8BBkD4j1YjKEZo730DruihHzlky0&index=3&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fhfanatics
http://dna.ancestry.com/en/legal/us/faq

DNA Testing Labs:
Family Tree DNA (FTDNA): http://www.familytreedna.com/ (all types of DNA testing and YDNA Projects)
Ancestry: http://dna.ancestry.com/ (Autosomal Testing, Family Trees and Records)
23andMe: http://www.23andme.com/ (Autosomal and Health)

Types of testing:
YDNA37: Standard testing for Male Surname Testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTAcIJeMjZU
Most Advanced YDNA Haplogroup SNP (Big Y Test, Family Tree DNA)
http://www.isogg.org/tree/ YDNA Haplotree
mtDNA FGS: Female Full Genomic Sequence Test
Autosomal: Chip Based Male/Female Chromosome Test

Big Y Test (SNP Testing), Always check with project admin prior to ordering test
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/big-y/big-y/
http://dna-explained.com/2013/11/16/what-about-the-big-y/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36gIHE6kOBk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtMS1rIbPc0
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/y-dna-testing/big-y/
http://gleesondna.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-comparison-of-big-y-analysis-resources.html
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/y-dna-haplotree/A

International Society of Genetic Genealogy: See “For Newbies” Link
http://www.isogg.org/
http://www.isogg.org/course/glossary.htm

FTDNA, Glossary of Terms, Books and Videos:
http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=21
http://www.familytreedna.com/books-and-videos.aspx

YDNA Migration Map: https://pbase.com/daveb/image/162959114
YDNA NatGeo Map: http://natgeoeducationblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/world_map_of_y-dna_haplogroups.png

Family Finder and Population Finder (FTDNA):
http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/family-finder.aspx

User Guide, Handbook and Webinars:

I Have the Results of My Genetic Genealogy Test, Now What?
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/myftdna-user-guide/
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/experts-handbook/
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/ftdna/webinars/

GEDmatch: Autosomal Tools
http://vimeo.com/212986336
http://stonefamilytree.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/introduction-to-using-gedmatch/

Autosomal Raw Data Transfer:
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/imports/transfer-autosomal-ancestry/family-tree-dna-family-finder-transfer-program/
Transfer your raw data to Gedmatch: http://www.gedmatch.com/login1.php
Updated link 2019: http://genesis.gedmatch.com

http://isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA_statistics
http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Autosomal_DNA#Who_to_test.3F
http://dna-explained.com/2014/11/30/chromosome-browser-war/
http://dna-explained.com/2015/01/17/demystifying-autosomal-dna-matching/
http://blog.kittycooper.com/2014/10/when-is-a-dna-segment-match-a-real-match-ibd-or-ibs-or-ibc/

Autosomal DNA transfer from Ancestry, 23andMe or Family Tree DNA to GEDmatch
Create a free GEDmatch account: http://www.gedmatch.com/login1.php
Follow upload instruction for your DNA data file.

http://oglekin.org/dna_research/Common%20Info/I%20Have%20Results%20Now%20What.htm
http://dna-explained.com/category/conference/

Family Finder Autosomal DNA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB5qAtDYNc4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUXKdy0-Fg8
http://dna-explained.com/2016/07/07/family-tree-dna-introduces-phased-family-finder-matches/
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/user-guide/family-finder-myftdna/family-matching-tool/

X Chromosome (found in the Autosomal DNA test, how to locate source of this X):
http://linealarboretum.blogspot.com/search/label/X-Chromosome
http://www.familytreedna.com/learn/test-types/x-chromosome-x-dna-str-testing-will-learn/