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GEDmatch is an online service to compare autosomal DNA data files from different testing companies. It is owned by Qiagen . The website gained significant media coverage in April 2018 after it was used by law enforcement to identify a suspect in the Golden State Killer case in California.
GEDmatch, the DNA analysis site that police used to catch the so-called Golden State Killer, was pulled briefly offline on Sunday while its parent company investigated how its users' DNA profile ...
The investigative power of genetic genealogy revolves around the use of publicly accessible genealogy databases such as GEDMatch and Family TreeDNA. On GEDMatch, users are able to upload their genetic data from any direct-to-consumer company in an effort to identify relatives that have tested at companies other than their own.
The much stricter opt-in policy used by GEDmatch as from May 2019 has caused The DNA Doe Project to say they will be switching as much as possible of their cases from GEDmatch to Family Tree DNA which still welcomes genetic genealogy as a method of solving cold crimes. Presumably Parabon will have to follow suit.
The Atlantic magazine commented in 2018 that "Now, the floodgates are open. ..a small, volunteer-run website, GEDmatch.com, has become ... the de facto DNA and genealogy database for all of law enforcement." [60] Family Tree DNA announced in February 2019 it was allowing the FBI to access its DNA data for cases of murder and rape. [61]
The DNA Doe Project had been investigating the case since June 2019, and had uploaded his DNA to both FamilyTreeDNA and GEDMatch. [101] Hamm's matches were notably much poorer on GEDMatch, and Hamm's brother, Eugene, was found on FamilyTreeDNA in June 2020. After DNA comparison, the remains in Texas were conclusively identified as Hamm. [102]
23andMe Holding Co. is an American personal genomics and biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, California. [1] It is best known for providing a direct-to-consumer genetic testing service in which customers provide a saliva sample that is laboratory analysed, using single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping, [2] to generate reports relating to the customer's ancestry and genetic ...
WikiTree is a genealogy website that allows users to research and to contribute to their own family trees while building and collaborating on a singular worldwide family tree within the same system.