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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | DNA 'could predict your surname'

Online article from the BBC describing how forensic scientists might use DNA from a crime scene to predict a suspect's surname in the United Kingdom.

DNA Takes on a Family

An MSNBC report.

DNA traces famous ancestor

Genetic Genealogy

Detailed article from MSNBC.

How much of your genome do you inherit from a particular ancestor?

Blog post by gcbias, from the Coop Lab Population and Evolutionary Genetics, UC Davis.

Recent Common Ancestors of All Present-Day Indivdiuals

Statisitcal analysis to determine the number of generations back to a most recent common ancestor.

Sense About Genealogical DNA testing

An article following up on the Sense About Science briefing on genetic ancestry testing which explains how DNA testing can be used effectively for genealogical purposes.