RLP 314: Banyan DNA and Double Cousin Relationships

Diana and Nicole discuss BanyanDNA, a tool for analyzing complex family relationships in genetic genealogy. Leah Larkin introduced BanyanDNA in December 2023, highlighting its unique ability to identify unknown ancestors and alert users to discrepancies in family trees. Diana shares her experience with her own family tree, where her great-grandparents' siblings married each other, creating double cousins. She builds a tree using BanyanDNA, adding DNA matches from various test-takers, and finds the horizontal tree orientation helpful for visualizing relationships.
They explain that BanyanDNA allows adding DNA matches from any testing company and evaluates shared DNA to highlight discrepancies in documented relationships. The tool runs statistical simulations to compare expected DNA inheritance with actual data, providing insights into the accuracy of the family tree structure.
They discuss recent updates to BanyanDNA, including new calculation modes: VALIDATION and HYPOTHESES. Validation runs check if DNA matches support the documented tree, while hypotheses runs focus on the person of interest with potential unknown ancestors. These updates improve the speed and accuracy of BanyanDNA results.
Links
Evaluating Double Cousin Relationships with Banyan DNA - familylocket.c...
BanyanDNA 1.4 Release notes -
docs.google.co...
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Research Like a Pro Resources
Airtable Universe - Nicole's Airtable Templates - www.airtable.c...
Airtable Research Logs Quick Reference - by Nicole Dyer - familylocket.c...
Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - amzn.to/2x0ku3d
14-Day Research Like a Pro Challenge Workbook - digital - familylocket.c... and spiral bound - familylocket.c...
Research Like a Pro Webinar Series 2024 - monthly case study webinars including documentary evidence and many with DNA evidence - familylocket.c...
Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course - familylocket.c...
RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - familylocket.c...
Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - amzn.to/3gn0hKx
Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course - familylocket.c...
RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - familylocket.c...
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[@ValorieZimmerman]

Happy to hear you digging into tools that are not covered in the RLP books!

[@FamilyLocket]

Yes, we will continue to explore new tools! The world of genetic genealogy continues to grow and we love seeing how we can use those to make new discoveries in our research.

[@any1butclinton]

So happy you are covering Banyan DNA! I was a Beta tester for it and am amazed at how far it has come along in the last year. Love the new Hypothesis vs. Validation calculations.

[@FamilyLocket]

We agree! This is an exciting new tool. Thanks for your comment.