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Allele
Broadly, one of the alternative forms of a gene or genetic marker. More narrowly, the term allele value refers to a count of the number of repeats in an STR (pronounced ess-tee-are). A list of marker [..]
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Anthrogenealogy
The tracing of human lineage beyond the limits of historical records through DNA testing through the use of SNP testing to determine haplogroups.
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Anthropology
The science of human beings, especially the study of human beings in relation to distribution, origin, and classification.
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base
A small chemical molecule which is the information portion of the nucleotides in DNA. The chemical bases are: A (Adenine), T (Thymine) C (Cytosine) and G (Guanine).
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Base pair
A (Adenine) pairs with T (Thymine) and C (Cytosine) pairs with G (Guanine). These base pairs form the ladder of the DNA molecule.
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Branch
A specific area on a haplogroup or phylogenetic tree that has associated SNPs. For example, E1, E2, and E3 are all branches of haplogroup E.
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Chromosome
The self-replicating genetic structure of cells containing the cellular DNA that bears in its nucleotide sequence the linear array of genes. Chromosomes are normally found in pairs; human beings typic [..]
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Clade
From the Greek word klados, meaning branch. A clade on the Y chromosome tree is also called a haplogroup.
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DNA
The large molecule inside the nucleus of a cell that carries genetic instructions for making living organisms. See Y-DNA.
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DOWNSTREAM
A term used in association with a haplogroup or phylogenetic tree to designate the relationship between two SNPs or two branches or two clades, with downstream being the descriptor for the object that [..]
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