Citing AncestryDNA v Family Finder

By Anonymous on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 05:51

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I'm trying to determine why there is a difference between the way AncestryDNA and Family Finder results are cited. On the QuickSheet example, AncestryDNA results begin with "AncestryDNA Results for [name], database report..." Family Finder results begin with "FamilyFinder," database report...for [test taker anme] and [match name]... I would prefer to use the AncestryDNA example for FamilyFinder as well as it will allow me to create a specific source for each of my test takers (40+). Would there be any reason I couldn't do that?

Submitted byEEon Mon, 05/21/2018 - 07:15

Kristina, I'm "on the road" and this will be an "off the cuff" answer. How we cite a genetic test does not lie in the company from which we take the test. The difference lies in (1) how the test results are delivered--whether we're citing an online database, a certificate, etc.; and (2) and the specific details necessary to identify the test results. 

With regard to (1): In either of your examples, you are using a database and a database follows the same form regardless of what database it is.  With regard to (2): QuickLesson 21 goes into considerable more detail.