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5 QUESTIONS with: Diahan Southard -DNA Expert

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, DNA has been at the center of genealogical innovation.

Backed by large marketing budgets and a stable of exciting analysis features, the major testing companies have made headlines and attracted millions of test takers, some of them totally new to family history research. Their constantly evolving

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