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Triangulation and Missing a-b Segments - Blog entry by lkessler - 30 Aug 2016
... so they don’t triangulate. This is actually an entirely new concept in autosomal DNA segment analysis. Until I released the Double Match Triangulator program, there were no other tools that produced missing a-b information, so it’s something new that can be used to possibly help you to identify relationships. I scratched my head for quite a while wondering how the ...
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Double Match Triangulator (DMT) 1.0.1 - Blog entry by lkessler - 21 Aug 2016
... my new freeware program to provide a new view to help people analyze their autosomal DNA matches from FamilyTreeDNA. It is called Double Match Triangulator. I actually released version 1.0 a couple of days ago, but fixed a bug and version 1.0.1 is available at www.beholdgenealogy.com/dmt. I’ve already blogged a few times in the last ...
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Writing Freeware (Double Match Triangulator) - Blog entry by lkessler - 17 Jul 2016
... than that. When I came up with the idea for Double Match Triangulation of autosomal DNA using the chromosome match files produced by FamilyTreeDNA, I knew I’d need a program to sort all that data out. And when I went online to see what there was, and there was nothing like it, I knew I’d have to create it and make it available so ...
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Misleading Double Entries in FamilyTreeDNA Data - Blog entry by lkessler - 7 Jul 2016
... to fix some incorrect statements) Be careful if you’re triangulating at FamilyTreeDNA. I just found out they can match twice on a segment. If you look in your Chromosome Browser Results file which is downloadable from the Chromosome Browser page, you may find matches with a second person that overlap. For instance, look at this match my uncle has with David: On ...
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Help Needed for DMT - Thank You! - EAST Part 3 - Blog entry by lkessler - 2 Jul 2016
... it will correctly analyze and display the data and relationships. Since I’ve only DNA tested my 93 year old uncle Harry, and since two people’s Chromosome match files are needed for the program to work on, I cannot do this by myself. So I contacted several of the people listed as matches on my uncle’s Family Finder page at FamilyTree
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FamilyTreeDNA’s Chromosome Match File - Blog entry by lkessler - 25 Jun 2016
My DMT (Double Match Triangulation) program that will make use of FamilyTreeDNA chromosome segment match data is nearing completion. As I was looking through some of the results it was producing, I got an unexpected surprise. I found there were some people my uncle Harry matched to in his Chromosome Browser match file that were not among his Family Finder ...
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EAST Part 2 - Double Match Triangulation - Blog entry by lkessler - 14 Jun 2016
... Segment Triangulation. Triangulation is a technique to determine what parts of your DNA come from what ancestors. That will help you determine how your matches are related to you. What is new about this EAST technique is that it uses segment matches of two people (your own and a relative) rather than just one (your own). Single Match Triangulation (SMT) To make ...
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Extreme Autosomal Segment Triangulation (EAST) - Part 1 - Blog entry by lkessler - 12 Jun 2016
... of extreme sports. Well this, I think, is the genetic genealogist’s equivalent. In DNA or Bust, I told about getting my 93 year old uncle’s DNA analyzed. Our Endogamous Ashkenazi heritage layed 7,017 matches upon us. That was one month ago. Since then, FamilyTreeDNA have updated their Family Finder ...
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The Future of Genetic Genealogy - Blog entry by lkessler - 6 Jun 2016
... Genetic Genealogy. On the panel were four distinguished genealogists who know their DNA: Maurice Gleeson from London, England. DNA and Family Tree Research CeCe Moore from Southern California. Your Genetic Genealogist David Pike from St John’s, Newfoundland. Pike Utilities for Autosomal Files Judy Russell, from New Jersey. ...
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26 Hours in Toronto–The OGS 2016 Conference - Blog entry by lkessler - 5 Jun 2016
... (@louiskessler) June 5, 2016 "Don't spit on the street. It's a waste of DNA", says Joanne from Ancestry.ca #OGS2016Toronto — Louis Kessler (@louiskessler) June 5, 2016 Unfortunately I hadn't bought a ticket for the Saturday evening Banquet, because I didn't really expect to be going to anything on the Saturday. I had only registered for the Sunday. But ...
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