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Lectures and Appearances

Upcoming lectures

I’ve made a new page listing upcoming and previous lectures, webinars and exhibitions.

Next up for me is a lecture in my home town of Belfast for Genetic Genealogy Ireland on February 15th.

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Annotating a Cluster Auto Painter chromosome map

I realize lots of people have now tried Cluster Auto Painter (CAP), and not all of them will have experience of chromosome mapping or DNA Painter. Here I show the mechanics of how to use DNA Painter to annotate and investigate your clusters, including assigning them to your maternal or paternal side.

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New Features Tips

Cluster Auto Painter: unravel your DNA test results

I’m pleased to introduce Cluster Auto Painter (CAP), an early step towards automated chromosome mapping. CAP aims to help you dig deeper into your DNA test results by letting you annotate and examine your clusters in a chromosome map.

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Chromosome Mapping Concepts Inferred Chromosome Mapping Tips

Painting your DNA with inferred matches

This article first appeared on the Medium website but has been moved to this blog… There’s also now an Inferred Segments Generator tool Chromosome mapping is the process of using the data from matches to assign segments of your chromosomes to specific ancestors — from grandparents to more distant forebears. DNA Painter is a simple

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