Investigative genetic genealogy, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 18 relations: Ancestry.com, Combined DNA Index System, DNA, DNA Doe Project, Family Tree DNA, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, GEDmatch, Genetic genealogy, Identity by descent, John Doe, Joseph James DeAngelo, Murder of Angie Dodge, Parabon NanoLabs, Ramapo College, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Third-party doctrine, 23andMe.

2. Forensic genetics

Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Combined DNA Index System

The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is the United States national DNA database created and maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.

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DNA Doe Project

DNA Doe Project (also DNA Doe Project, Inc. or DDP) is an American nonprofit volunteer organization formed to identify unidentified deceased persons (commonly known as John Doe or Jane Doe) using forensic genealogy.

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Family Tree DNA

FamilyTreeDNA is a division of Gene by Gene, a commercial genetic testing company based in Houston, Texas.

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Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourth Amendment (Amendment IV) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights.

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GEDmatch

GEDmatch is an online service to compare autosomal DNA data files from different testing companies.

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Genetic genealogy

Genetic genealogy is the use of genealogical DNA tests, i.e., DNA profiling and DNA testing, in combination with traditional genealogical methods, to infer genetic relationships between individuals. Investigative genetic genealogy and genetic genealogy are genealogy.

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Identity by descent

A DNA segment is identical by state (IBS) in two or more individuals if they have identical nucleotide sequences in this segment.

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John Doe

John Doe (male) and Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the United States when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed.

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Joseph James DeAngelo

Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. (born November 8, 1945) is an American serial killer, serial rapist, burglar, peeping tom, former police officer and mechanic who committed at least 13 murders, 51 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California between 1974 and 1986.

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Murder of Angie Dodge

The rape and murder of Angie Dodge occurred in Idaho Falls, Idaho on June 13, 1996.

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Parabon NanoLabs

Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. is a company based in Reston, Virginia, that develops nanopharmaceuticals and provides DNA phenotyping services for law enforcement organizations.

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Ramapo College

Ramapo College of New Jersey (RCNJ) is a public liberal arts college in Mahwah, New Jersey.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Third-party doctrine

The third-party doctrine is a United States legal doctrine that holds that people who voluntarily give information to third parties—such as banks, phone companies, internet service providers (ISPs), and e-mail servers—have "no reasonable expectation of privacy" in that information.

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23andMe

23andMe Holding Co. is an American personal genomics and biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California.

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See also

Forensic genetics

• Alec Jeffreys
• Bernd Brinkmann
• DNA database
• DNA evidence in the O. J. Simpson murder case
• DNA extraction
• DNA paternity testing
• DNA phenotyping
• DNA profiling
• Epigenetics in forensic science
• Forensic DNA analysis
• Gednap
• International Commission on Missing Persons
• International Society for Forensic Genetics
• Investigative genetic genealogy
• John M. Butler (scientist)
• LGC Ltd
• List of Y-STR markers
• Microsatellite
• Murder of Carolyn Eaton
• Murder of Elizabeth Roberts
• Paternity Index
• Peter M. Schneider
• STR analysis
• Y Chromosome Haplotype Reference Database

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigative_genetic_genealogy

Also known as Forensic genealogy, Forensic genetic genealogy.