DNA

DNA Resources

Testing Companies

Autosomal DNA (atDNA)

• AncestryDNA
• MyHeritage
• 23 and Me
• Family Tree DNA
• Living DNA

Y-DNA

• Family Tree DNA

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)

• Family Tree DNA

DNA Blogs

• The Genetic Genealogist
• Your Genetic Genealogist
• DNA eXplained

DNA Facebook Groups

• Genetic Genealogy Tips and Techniques
• DNA Detectives

Helpful Videos

DNA Lectures – Who Do You Think You Are (YouTube)

Genetic Genealogy Ireland YouTube Channel

Playlist – What to do after taking a DNA test by Family History Fanatics

Online DNA Classes ($) – Legacy Family Tree Webinars

• Foundations in DNA 5-part series by Blaine Bettinger
• DNA Classes by Diahan Southard
• DNA Classes by Blaine Bettinger
• DNA Classes by Roberta Estes
• Legacy Family Tree – All other DNA Courses
• Classes about DNA Painter by Jonny Perl (these are all free)

Resources for NPEs

• Untangling Our Roots Annual Conference
• DNA Detectives – “Genetic genealogy group focused on using DNA to find biological family for adoptees, foundlings, donor-conceived individuals, unknown paternity and all other types of unknown parentage cases – recent and more distant.”
• Podcast – DNA Surprises
• Podcast – NPE Stories
• Right to Know
• DNA Angels on YouTube
• Books
  • If You Only Knew: Navigating DNA Surprises and the NPE World by Lezlee Liljenberg
  • The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland
  • The Stranger in My Genes by Bill Griffeth
  • Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro