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Although I don’t use Family Tree Maker (FTM), per se, I am very interested in its capabilities and syncing abilities. FTM along with RootsMagic are the only two programs that Ancestry have allowed to use the API that gives them access to the Ancestry.com online family trees. Therefore they are the only two ...

In my last post, I was able to create a raw data file from the Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) BAM file using the WGS Extract program. It seemed to work quite well. But my previous post to that: WGS – The Raw VCF file and the gVCF file, I was trying to see if I could create a raw data file from the Variant ...

I was wondering in my last post if I could create a raw data file that could be uploaded to to GEDmatch or DNA testing company from my Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) results. I was trying to use one of the Variant Call Format (VCF) files. Those only include where you vary from the human reference. So logically ...

As I noted in my last post, Whole Genome: The VCF File, Part 2, the SNP VCF (Variant Call Format) file that Dante Labs gives tester of WGS (Whole Genome Sequencing), does not quite have everything that is needed to generate a raw data file that can be uploaded to various DNA sites for people matching. ...

A couple of months ago, I compared my VCF file to my DNA test results. The Variant Call Format (VCF) file is given to you when you do a Whole Genome Sequence (WGS) test. That test finds your DNA values for your whole genome, all 3 billion positions, not just the 700,000 or so positions that a standard DNA ...

I saw a post on Facebook trying to compare the number of relative matches a person hade at different DNA testing companies. Here's my results with my endogamy: Note that there are a few things to consider when you or anyone else does a comparison of your number of DNA matches. A few companies only give ...

Today my Dante Labs kit for my Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Long Reads arrived. Dante became the first company to make WGS Long Reads available to the general public. The price they are charging is $999 USD, but past customers of Dante Labs are eligible for a $200 USD discount putting it down to $799. In 2016 ...

Living in Canada, I had to wring my hands waiting an extra two weeks over my US neighbors for my copy of Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies to arrive. Packaged for me nicely and safely in bubble wrap, the book itself is physically impressive, larger than your average book:  Full ...

I received the rest of my raw data files for my WGS (Whole Genome Sequencing) test today. It was shipped from their lab in Italy and came on a 1 TB hard drive. Previously I was able to download my VCF files from Dante’s site. I reported on the files a couple of months ago in my post: My Whole Genome ...

Today GEDmatch Genesis added a new Tier 1 application. They state: I did that myself manually with 5 kits about 6 months ago, uploaded my combined raw data to GEDmatch Genesis, and reported the results in my post: The Benefits of Combining Your DNA Raw Data. I thought I’d try the new GEDmatch Genesis ...