Genetic Genealogy:
Using DNA as a Tool
in Genealogy
Shannon Combs-Bennett
Trials and Tribulations Family History
http://tntfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/
tntfamhist@kandsbennett
Office: 540-735-0858
@tntfamhist
By PresenterMedia.com
•Housekeeping Items
Please silence all electronics
Questions will be taken at the
end of the presentation
Handouts are provide for your
use, please do not distribute
them without permission

Please do not take photos or
audio/video recording of the
presentation
Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
Explanations, myth de-bunking, and the basics

•WHY SHOULD I DO THIS

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Genetics and Genealogy
•

How do they go together?

• Explain
• Using

to me what’s the big deal

DNA as a tool

• Confirm
• Find

your research

new family links

• Helping

other researchers

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Three Common Concerns

•

Will an
insurance
company or
my employer
have access
to my DNA?

•

I don’t have
to exhume my
ancestors do
I?

•

These tests
are done by
blood draws
and are very
expensive

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Useful Terminology
BASIC DNA TERMS
•
•

•
•
•
•

Allele / Gene
Bases
• A – Adenine
• T – Thymine
• C – Cytosine
• G - Guanine
Chromosomes
DNA
Genome
Locus/marker

GENETIC TERMS
•
•
•
•
•

•
•

Hapolgroup
Haplotype
MRCA
Phylo-tree
SNP
STR
Sub-clade

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Types of DNA Testing
•

Autosomal (admixture)

•

Y-DNA

•

mtDNA

•

X-DNA

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
What it is and what it can tell you

•AUTOSOMAL DNA TESTING

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•What is Autosomal DNA
•

Term used to describe the DNA you inherit through
autosomal chromosomes, not sex determining
chromosomes.

Image from scotlandsdna.com
Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Wait…What Just Happened?
Parents

Children

Grandchildren

Great grandchildren
Image from ricochetscience.com
Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•What Will it Show me
•

•

Confidence for about 7 generations

Can confirm or give new leads to paper genealogy
research

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Example Result: Ancestry DNA

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Example Result: FTDNA Chromosome Comparison

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
What the men in your family can tell you

•Y-DNA TESTING

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•What is Y-DNA
•

•

In general, it is the sex chromosome that determines
maleness
Passed from father to son

Image from scotlandsdna.com
Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Y-DNA Results

•

Verify male lineage
•
•

•

Surname Studies
Guild of One Name groups

Probable Haplogroup
determinations
•

Mutation changes from
ancestral origins

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Example Results: Ancestry

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Example Results: FTDNA

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Reading Your Results

Name

Hap
385 385
389
459 459
Grp 19a a
b 388 389I II 390 391 392 393 426 437 438 439 441 442 444 445 446 447 448 449 452 454 455 456 458 a
b

Unknown Dorset

R1b 15

11

14

12

13

29

24

10

13

13

12

15

11

13

14

18

11

12

12

20

19

28

30

11

11

16

17

9

9

Combs Sample 1

R1b 15

11

14

12

13

29

24

10

13

13

12

15

11

13

14

18

11

12

12

20

19

28

30

11

11

16

17

9

9

Combs Sample 2

R1b 15

14

14

12

13

29

24

10

13

13

12

15

11

13

14

18

11

12

12

20

19

28

30

11

11

16

17

9

9

My Father

R1b 15

11

14

12

13

29

24

10

13

13

12

15

11

13

13

13

11

12

12

20

19

29

30

11

11

16

17

8

9

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Haplogroup Migration Map

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
What your mother’s, mother’s, mother can tell you

•MTDNA TESTING

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•What is mtDNA
•

mtDNA is passed from a mother to all of her children

•

mt = Mitochondira

Image from scotlandsdna.com
Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•mtDNA Results
•

•

•

Tool for deep ancestry
identification
Probable haplogroup
identification

Tests HVR1 and HVR2
regions

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Example Results: FTDNA

Reconstructed
Sapiens
Reference
System

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Example Results: Ancestry

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Haplogroup Migration Map

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
A test for those “in-between” ancestors

•X-CHROMOSOME TESTING

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•What it can tell you

•

•

•

Men receive X-Chromosome
from their mother
Women receive and XChromosome from each
parent
Inheritance is similar to
Autosomal DNA
•

X-Chromosomes crossover just
like autosomal chromosomes

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Results For Women

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Results For Men

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Percentages Inherited

Chart from Blain Bettinger,
The Genetic Genealogist
Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
Labs, books, websites, and groups

•TESTING COMPANIES AND
RESOURCES

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•A Few Testing Companies

•

FTDNA

•

23andMe

•

AncestryDNA

•

National Geographic
and Geneographic
Project

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
•Websites, Blogs, and Books

•
•
•

•
•

Genetics Home
Reference
DNA Interactive
International
Society of Genetic
Genealogists
(ISOGG)
ISOGG Wiki
Guild of One Name
Studies

•

•

•
•

Your Genetic
Genealogist by
Cece Moore
The Genetic
Genealogist by
Blaine Bettinger
DNAeXplained by
Roberta Estes
On-line Journal of
Genetics and
Genealogy

•

•

•
•

The Practical Guide to
the Genetic Family
History.
How to DNA Test Our
Family Relationships.
DNA and Genealogy.
Trace Your Roots with
DNA: Using Genetic
Tests to Explore Your
Family Tree.

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING

Shannon Combs-Bennett
Trials and Tribulations Family History
http://tntfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/
tntfamhist@kandsbennett
Office: 540-735-0858
@tntfamhist

Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014

Genetic genealogy

  • 1.
    Genetic Genealogy: Using DNAas a Tool in Genealogy Shannon Combs-Bennett Trials and Tribulations Family History http://tntfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/ tntfamhist@kandsbennett Office: 540-735-0858 @tntfamhist By PresenterMedia.com
  • 2.
    •Housekeeping Items Please silenceall electronics Questions will be taken at the end of the presentation Handouts are provide for your use, please do not distribute them without permission Please do not take photos or audio/video recording of the presentation Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 3.
    Explanations, myth de-bunking,and the basics •WHY SHOULD I DO THIS Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 4.
    •Genetics and Genealogy • Howdo they go together? • Explain • Using to me what’s the big deal DNA as a tool • Confirm • Find your research new family links • Helping other researchers Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 5.
    •Three Common Concerns • Willan insurance company or my employer have access to my DNA? • I don’t have to exhume my ancestors do I? • These tests are done by blood draws and are very expensive Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 6.
    •Useful Terminology BASIC DNATERMS • • • • • • Allele / Gene Bases • A – Adenine • T – Thymine • C – Cytosine • G - Guanine Chromosomes DNA Genome Locus/marker GENETIC TERMS • • • • • • • Hapolgroup Haplotype MRCA Phylo-tree SNP STR Sub-clade Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 7.
    •Types of DNATesting • Autosomal (admixture) • Y-DNA • mtDNA • X-DNA Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 8.
    What it isand what it can tell you •AUTOSOMAL DNA TESTING Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 9.
    •What is AutosomalDNA • Term used to describe the DNA you inherit through autosomal chromosomes, not sex determining chromosomes. Image from scotlandsdna.com Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 10.
    •Wait…What Just Happened? Parents Children Grandchildren Greatgrandchildren Image from ricochetscience.com Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 11.
    •What Will itShow me • • Confidence for about 7 generations Can confirm or give new leads to paper genealogy research Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 12.
    •Example Result: AncestryDNA Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 13.
    •Example Result: FTDNAChromosome Comparison Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 14.
    What the menin your family can tell you •Y-DNA TESTING Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 15.
    •What is Y-DNA • • Ingeneral, it is the sex chromosome that determines maleness Passed from father to son Image from scotlandsdna.com Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 16.
    •Y-DNA Results • Verify malelineage • • • Surname Studies Guild of One Name groups Probable Haplogroup determinations • Mutation changes from ancestral origins Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 17.
  • 18.
    •Example Results: FTDNA ShannonCombs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 19.
    •Reading Your Results Name Hap 385385 389 459 459 Grp 19a a b 388 389I II 390 391 392 393 426 437 438 439 441 442 444 445 446 447 448 449 452 454 455 456 458 a b Unknown Dorset R1b 15 11 14 12 13 29 24 10 13 13 12 15 11 13 14 18 11 12 12 20 19 28 30 11 11 16 17 9 9 Combs Sample 1 R1b 15 11 14 12 13 29 24 10 13 13 12 15 11 13 14 18 11 12 12 20 19 28 30 11 11 16 17 9 9 Combs Sample 2 R1b 15 14 14 12 13 29 24 10 13 13 12 15 11 13 14 18 11 12 12 20 19 28 30 11 11 16 17 9 9 My Father R1b 15 11 14 12 13 29 24 10 13 13 12 15 11 13 13 13 11 12 12 20 19 29 30 11 11 16 17 8 9 Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 20.
  • 21.
    What your mother’s,mother’s, mother can tell you •MTDNA TESTING Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 22.
    •What is mtDNA • mtDNAis passed from a mother to all of her children • mt = Mitochondira Image from scotlandsdna.com Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 23.
    •mtDNA Results • • • Tool fordeep ancestry identification Probable haplogroup identification Tests HVR1 and HVR2 regions Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 24.
  • 25.
  • 26.
  • 27.
    A test forthose “in-between” ancestors •X-CHROMOSOME TESTING Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 28.
    •What it cantell you • • • Men receive X-Chromosome from their mother Women receive and XChromosome from each parent Inheritance is similar to Autosomal DNA • X-Chromosomes crossover just like autosomal chromosomes Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 29.
    •Results For Women ShannonCombs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 30.
    •Results For Men ShannonCombs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 31.
    •Percentages Inherited Chart fromBlain Bettinger, The Genetic Genealogist Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 32.
    Labs, books, websites,and groups •TESTING COMPANIES AND RESOURCES Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 33.
    •A Few TestingCompanies • FTDNA • 23andMe • AncestryDNA • National Geographic and Geneographic Project Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 34.
    •Websites, Blogs, andBooks • • • • • Genetics Home Reference DNA Interactive International Society of Genetic Genealogists (ISOGG) ISOGG Wiki Guild of One Name Studies • • • • Your Genetic Genealogist by Cece Moore The Genetic Genealogist by Blaine Bettinger DNAeXplained by Roberta Estes On-line Journal of Genetics and Genealogy • • • • The Practical Guide to the Genetic Family History. How to DNA Test Our Family Relationships. DNA and Genealogy. Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree. Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014
  • 35.
    THANK YOU FORATTENDING Shannon Combs-Bennett Trials and Tribulations Family History http://tntfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/ tntfamhist@kandsbennett Office: 540-735-0858 @tntfamhist Shannon Combs-Bennett (c) 2014