Lafayette Genealogical Society in Lafayette, Louisiana



DNA Information and Links to DNA Related Websites




     The use of DNA testing in genealogy research is becoming more prevalent as testing cost are reduced and the benefits increased.

  Basics for Beginners

FamilySearch                                                    Family History for Beginners.
Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation     Explains DNA types using great animations.
Beginners Guide To Genetic Genealogy            Great place for beginners to start.
Genetics & Genealogy - An Introduction           More Basics! .... 
Y-DNA 101                                                           Great website for Y-DNA basics!  

  Blogs

Your Genetic Genealogist                                          CeCe Moore
The Genetic Genealogist                                            Blaine Bettinger
On-Line Journal of Genetics and Genealogy            Steven Perkins
DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy                         Roberta Estes
DNA - Genealem's Genetic Genealogy                      Emily Aulicino
Kitty Cooper's Blog                                                    Kitty Cooper

  Testing Companies

Family Tree DNA
23andMe
AncestryDNA.com
National Geographic Geno 2.0 Genographic Project

  DNA Testing

DNA Testing Adviser

  Mailing List

DNA-NEWBIE List       Great List! You must first become a member of isogg.org  FREE.

  Other DNA Websites

International Society of Genetic Genealogy (isogg.org)     Join FREE! Visit "Resources"
Kerchner's DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy Info and Resources Page

  On-Line Classes (Free)

Useful Genetics     Next class starts November 1, 2013

  Book Recommendations

"DNA and Social Networking", A Guide to Genealogy in the Twenty-First Century
     by Debbie Kennett

       This is the only book that I know of that provides a good explanation of
       Autosomal DNA. Read this Review.

"Trace Your Roots with DNA" by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak