Many people find the ethnicity estimates p rovided as part of their DNA test results to be confusing\, surprising\, a nd just plain bad. \; Why is it ethnicity results can get some things so wrong\, while others are surprisingly specific and accurate? \; Thi s presentation goes behind the scenes to explain the science behind ethnic ity estimates and genetic communities. Learn about the benefits and limita tions of ethnicity estimates\, along with techniques to use ethnicity esti mates as a tool in genealogy research. Presented by Steven Frank\, JD.&nbs p\;
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Steven Frank is a professional birth searcher and attorn
ey. Since 2015 he has helped over 100 adoptees and persons on unknown pare
ntage reconnect with their birth parents through the use of commercial gen
etic tests such as AncestryDNA. \;In 2016 Steven testified before the
Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee as an expert on commercial genetic tes
ting. \;In April 2017\, Steven was named the Indiana Adoptee Network&
rsquo\;s 2017 Angel in Adoption award recipient for his work reuniting Ind
iana adoptees with their birth parents. He is also project administrator f
or several Y-DNA projects. \; His website is \;http://www.geneticgenealogist.net
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