Hi Cathy,
Yes maybe I do need to learn more about DNA and DNA tests but when they do not send you any results of the test it is very hard to document the results. They only let you know possible matches that you may be related to. That is what I was disappointed about. I took an Ancestry's Advanced Paternal Lineage Test (Y-Chromoson 46) a few years ago and got the results from them which I entered into my Legacy program, I had expected to get a more advanced DNA test from MyHeritage, but I didn't get anything other than I may be related to several second or third cousins several times removed. Just not what I had expected. Leo ________________________________ From: LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on behalf of Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> Sent: December 3, 2017 12:00 AM To: Legacy User Group Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test Leo, It seems you need to learn more about DNA and DNA tests. Here's why you can't just enter your DNA results for an autosomal test into Legacy - it's several MB even when zipped. You can enter an Event to track who has taken a DNA test. You can also use Events, Tags and Hashtags to track the research you do on your DNA matches. There are numerous webinars on DNA. Here is the link to an article Michele Simmons Lewis wrote on using Legacy to track your DNA match research. <http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/legacy_news/2017/08/how-i-use-hashtags-to-track-my-dna-matches.html> DNA research is complicated. Autosomal tests are proving very useful. Cathy Leo MacDonald wrote: Hi Kevin, I was expecting to be able to add my DNA results to my Legacy program, I was quite disappoint ed to learn that what I had expected to receive will not happen, this is the reply that I received when I inquired about my DNA results. There are three major types of genealogical DNA tests available: the y-DNA test, the mtDNA test and the autosomal DNA test. Each test produces different information. MyHeritage offers the /*autosomal*/ DNA test The MyHeritage DNA kit is an autosomal DNA test for genetic genealogy, designed to discover and identify relatives and ancestors, through DNA matches with MyHeritage's genealogical matching database. Humans have 46 chromosomes. The MyHeritage DNA test looks at the first 44 'autosomal' chromosomes, that aren't the X or Y chromosomes determining your gender, identifying linked DNA segments. It analyses the DNA inherited from both your mother and father, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on - to provide a breakdown of your ethnic percentages and connect you with relatives descended from any of your ancestral lines within approximately the last 6 generations. Both men and women can take the MyHeritage DNA test and the results are not limited to just the direct maternal or paternal lines. Leo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on behalf of Kevin Ferguson <kevinf2...@hotmail.com> *Sent:* December 2, 2017 6:42 PM *To:* Legacy User Group *Subject:* [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test Hi there, I ordered a MyHeritage DNA kits for my wife and I and I wanted to know how to input the results into Legacy. I clicked on the DNA symbol in the "Individual Information" screen but didn't see an entry for MyHeritage DNA service. I find this odd as the email I got from Legacy seemed to be endorsing the MyH eritage DNA kits. Has anyone managed to add their results to Legacy and if so, how? Thank you for any pointers. Best regards Kevin www.abbydalesystems.com <https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abbydalesystems.com&data=02%7C01%7Cmacdonaldleo%40hotmail.com%7C9ca663b118374a49911108d539d627cc%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636478514305915713&sdata=HwFgjMKcwheWMSvzpw3n8IS65hzuSnTeG%2BbKgxLBUrc%3D&reserved=0> Numbers 6:24-26
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