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Best DNA Test for Ancestry by Mark Orwig

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Source: Mark Orwig Post access March 30, 2018, Smarter Hobby. Click the link below. Africanamericangenealogydna.com has over 22 affiliates and associates providing excellent information and the current best practices in the field of Genetic, genealogy, segmentology, and many other connected fields. African American Genealogy DNA does not advocate one test over another test. It is

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DNA and Law Enforcement: Gedmatch Notification

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Resource: www.gedmatch.com access April 30, 2018 Presented as written.   April 28, 2018 We now have facility to allow users to delete their registration/profile and associated DNA and GEDCOM resources. If you are interested in how to use this facility Click here to find more information. Deletion of Registration/Profile Background We now have a facility to allow

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Untied Shades of American

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CNN’s United Shades of America airs an episode on Gullah Geechee culture May 13 Including Gadsden’s Wharf and McLeod Plantation Posted by Will Allen on Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 3:31 PM Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America, a documentary series on CNN, is an important show for our cultural moment. Now in its third

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April Business Meeting BFGHS

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The Black Family Genealogy and History Society held its April 2018 business meeting at Harmon Library in Phoenix, AZ.  Prior to the meeting, Phyllis Grimes, BFGHS Corresponding Secy., gave an inspiring presentation,”The Todd’s:  Telling Our Story”, which outlined how she researched and found her ancestors.  Members and guests were encouraged to attend a Research Working

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What is Epigenetics and what can it tell us?

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Reference source: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/howgeneswork/epigenome What is epigenetics? DNA modifications that do not change the DNA sequence can affect gene activity. Chemical compounds that are added to single genes can regulate their activity; these modifications are known as epigenetic changes. The epigenome comprises all of the chemical compounds that have been added to the entirety of one’s DNA

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