Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Sneak Peek at the New Gedmatch.com Chromosome Triangulation Tool

For those of you who use Gedmatch.com to view, share, and analyze your DNA results, you might have noticed that the "Check for matches on a specific chromosome segment" utility was removed from the site. I used this feature most of all to find all my matches who matched me on a particular chromosome, but found lately that this utility was too slow to use.

Those of us who loved this tool will be in heaven as it has been replaced with a new tool called "Segment Triangulation." This new utility acts similarly to the previous utility with the added function of showing you matching segments BETWEEN the matches on every chromosome. 

 Here is a sneak peek of what it looks like. 
Gedmatch - Chromosome Segment Triangulation Tool

 More information on how to use this tool is to come. 

 Have you check out the new Segment Triangulation Tool? If so, what did you think? 


Posted by Ginger Smith at 10:30 AM
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6 comments:

  1. Lemonegg dFebruary 20, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    The specific chromosome tool had become way too slow. This new tool is a good compromise, especially in combination with the 3D chromosome browser.
    I especially appreciate the graphics, which makes it easy to spot patterns.
    Dave Negus

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    1. Ginger SmithFebruary 20, 2014 at 11:05 AM

      Thanks Dave for writing. I checked back on it last night and I saw that there are now green bars for the triangulated matches. This made things a lot clearer. I hope the tool will be extended beyond our top 100 matches in the near future! good luck!

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  2. Jana Iverson LastFebruary 21, 2014 at 3:18 PM

    Ginger,

    I just tried Gedmatch recently. Thanks for this tip!

    I want to let you know that your blog post is listed in my Fab Finds post today at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2014/02/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-february-21.html

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Ginger SmithFebruary 21, 2014 at 3:23 PM

      Thanks Jana for the mention! Hope Gedmatch works well for you!

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  3. UnknownFebruary 22, 2014 at 10:13 AM

    Ginger, I'm sort o a newbie to GEDmatch, and I'm looking forward to earning how to use more of the site's features. Great post and explanation!

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    1. Ginger SmithFebruary 22, 2014 at 5:32 PM

      Thanks Lacey, good luck with your exploration of Gedmatch! They are offering more and more awesome tools each day!

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