Genetic genealogy 2009
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September 2009
A number of ISOGG members are included in a beta group of 23andMe customers who were invited to test a new autosomal product from 23andMe by the name of Relative Finder. Selected customers were offered discount codes to test other family members and friends.[1][2]
October 2009
23andMe opens up the beta testing of its Relative Finder feature to its entire customer database.[3][4] Relative Finder predicts relationships based on the amount of DNA shared and the size of the shared segments.
Relative Finder is launched to the public on 9 February 2010. The launch coincides with the genealogy and genetics TV series Faces of America hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.[5]
The feature was renamed as DNA Relatives in April 2013.[6]
References
- ↑ Estes R. New 23andMe autosomal test opportunity Lost Colony Research Group blog, 21 September 2009.
- ↑ See also the thread on the Genealogy DNA mailing list started on 15 September 2009 under the subject line "23andMe discount".
- ↑ Bettinger B. Relative Finder now in open beta. The Genetic Genealogist blog, 28 October 2009.
- ↑ Hon L. Introducing the Relative Finder: the newest feature from 23andMe. The 23andMe blog, 23 November 2009.
- ↑ Faces of America PBS. 23andMe Blog, 9 February 2010.
- ↑ A new look at 23andMe The 23andMe blog, 5 April 2013.