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WAGS General Meeting
Saturday, June 16, 2012
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1:00 p.m. |
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Place
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Topic
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Autosomal DNA
A recent breakthrough in DNA testing for genealogy is a new form of
autosomal DNA testing. This test checks autosomal chromosomes, the other 22
pairs beyond the sexlinked X and Y chromosomes.
Both men and women can take this type of test.
Compared to Y-DNA and mtDNA tests, it is broader, but shallower. It can find
matches in ANY branch of your family tree. It is not limited to just the
narrow paternal or maternal lines.
The autosomal DNA test only
works when people share relatively recent ancestors. Relationships out to
the second cousin level are virtually certain to show up. The chance of
finding a match with a particular relative begins to decline slightly with
third cousins.
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Speaker
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The speaker at the June WAGS meeting will be Dr. Stephen Baird, who will
talk about autosomal DNA.
Dr.Baird
received both his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and his Doctor of
Medicine degree from Stanford University. After residency at Stanford from
1972-74 in Anatomic Pathology
and UCSD from 1974-76 in Clinical Pathology,
Dr. Baird joined the faculty at UCSD in July 1976 as a Professor in
Residence at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in immunopathology. Dr.
Baird was promoted to Professor of Clinical Pathology in July, 1991.
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[updated
21 May 2012]
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