List of genetic genealogy topics

This is a list of genetic genealogy topics.

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Important concepts

• Genetic genealogy
• Genealogical DNA test
• Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups
• Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups
• Allele
• Allele frequency
• Electropherogram
• Genetic recombination
• Haplogroup
• Haplotype
• * (haplogroup)
• Most recent common ancestor
• Short tandem repeat (STR)
• Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
• Y-STR (Y-chromosome short tandem repeat)

Related fields

• Archaeogenetics
• Genealogy
• Genetics
  • Genetic fingerprinting
  • DNA sequencing
  • Population genetics
  • Molecular genetics

Patrilineal relationships

• Patrilineality
• XY sex-determination system
• Y-chromosomal Adam
• Y-chromosomal Aaron
• Adam's Curse
• Paternal mtDNA transmission
• RecLOH

Matrilineal relationships

• Matrilineality
• Mitochondrion
• Mitochondrial DNA
• Human mitochondrial genetics
• Mitochondrial Eve
• X chromosome

Biogeography, ethnicity and migration

• Human migration
• Population genetics
• Multiregional hypothesis
• Single-origin hypothesis

Projects

• Human Genome Project
• International HapMap Project
• Molecular Genealogy Research Project
• Surname project
• The Genographic Project

Lists

• List of Y-chromosome databases
• List of DNA tested mummies
• List of DNA tested historical figures
• List of genetic results derived from historical figures

See also

• List of genetics-related topics