Katy Rowe-Schurwanz

Learn how mtDNA haplogroups are named and how to interpret your mtDNA results to trace your direct maternal ancestry.

What can mitochondrial DNA tell you about your ancestry? Learn how mtDNA is inherited and how it helps trace your maternal line.

Learn how mtDNA can help you trace your maternal line, confirm relationships, and uncover ancestors when traditional records fall short.

Learn how to use mtDNA results with practical tips, tools, and strategies to trace your maternal ancestry and improve your genealogy research.

Discover how mitochondrial DNA testing works and how your mtDNA is analyzed to identify matches, determine haplogroups, and trace maternal ancestry.

Not sure what to do with your DNA results? Learn how to analyze DNA matches and make meaningful progress in your family history research.

Learn how to upload your autosomal DNA from other testing companies to access new matches, tools, and insights in the FamilyTreeDNA database.

Learn how to use autosomal DNA in genealogy by combining DNA matches with traditional research, Y-DNA, and mtDNA to confirm relationships and uncover deeper family connections.

Learn how to interpret your DNA origin results using myOrigins, Chromosome Painter, and ancientOrigins, and understand how populations shape your ancestry.

Learn how DNA matches are identified, how shared DNA is measured in centimorgans, and how to interpret your Family Finder results using key tools and features.