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Chromosome Mapping Did you know? Tips

Different views in your chromosome map: did you know? #5

The fifth post in a series aiming to surface features at DNA Painter that you might not be aware of. This time I’m focusing on different views within your chromosome map.

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Tips

DNA Painter Subscriptions

As of September 2023, it will be five years since I launched subscriptions at DNA Painter. In this article I’ll summarize why you might want to subscribe, and what you get if you do.

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Chromosome Mapping Tips

The new Living DNA chromosome browser

Today, the British testing company Living DNA announced that they’ve added a chromosome browser. In this post I’ll explain what the new feature does and give my first impressions of this first release. I’ll also explain how you can use this data in your DNA Painter chromosome map.

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Chromosome Mapping Did you know? Tips

Customizing your chromosome map: did you know? #4

The fourth post in a series aiming to surface features at DNA Painter that you might not be aware of. This time I’m focusing on display options for your chromosome map.

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Tools

My re-tooled DNA Tools page

The list of standalone tools at DNA Painter was becoming rather unwieldy, so I’ve given it a bit of a revamp. The content is the same as it was, but the layout now includes several additions that I hope you’ll find useful.

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Chromosome Mapping New Features

Finally! A cM slider for chromosome maps

Several years after it was first requested, I have recently released a simple ‘cM slider’ as an option that can be turned on in any chromosome map at DNA Painter.

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Did you know? Tips Tools

Shared cM histograms: did you know? #3

The Shared cM Project tool is a popular interactive tool that allows you to enter an amount of shared DNA and explore relationship possibilities. In this short post I explain how to access more detail in the shared cM histograms.

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Chromosome Mapping New Features

New gridlines and enhanced chromosome view in maps

This article introduces some improvements to chromosome maps at DNA Painter, including options to turn on megabase gridlines, improved keyline labelling and a redesigned individual chromosome view.

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Did you know? Tips Trees

Keeping track of genetic ancestors: did you know? #2

Within your ancestral tree at DNA Painter, ‘Show genetic ancestors’ will highlight those ancestors you’ve marked in this way. In this short article, I’ll discuss what ‘genetic ancestors’ are and explain how you can track them in your tree.

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Chromosome Mapping Did you know? Tips

Changing segment layer order: did you know? #1

You can change the segment layer order within any DNA Painter chromosome map by dragging and dropping the groups in the key. This article, the first in a new series, explains how this works.

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