Jun
16
2008
Jesse James
One of the most engaging features of 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service is a customer’s ability to trace his or her genetic ancestry using the mitochondrial DNA and the Y-chromosome. Once customers learn their own ancestry, the Genome Sharing feature allows them to see how they compare with friends and family.
However, the ancestry section of [...]
Tags: 23andMe, DNA, Genghis Khan, Jesse James, Jimmy Buffett, mitochondrial, mtDNA, Warren Buffett, Y-chromosome
May
07
2008
One of the most exciting parts of 23andMe’s Personal Genome Service™ is discovering your genetic ancestry. Suddenly your family tree has branches that reach back thousands of years into the prehistoric past.
At present, 23andMe customers can trace two branches of their genetic family tree – one that follows the all-female line on the maternal side [...]
Tags: ancestry, paternal ancestry, Y-chromosome
Apr
22
2008
Generally, the DNA in a man’s Y-chromosome contains information about prehistoric migrations that happened many millennia in the past. But a recent study of men in Lebanon shows that genetics can be a reflection of more recent events as well.
A paper published in the April issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics shows that [...]
Tags: AJHG, Crusades, Islam, Lebanon, Y-chromosome