Biogeographical ancestry

Biogeographical ancestry (BGA) is the estimation of one's biological, ethnic and/or geographical origins based on DNA analysis.

Further reading

• Doug McDonald on biogeographical analysis Guest blog post by Doug McDonald on the DNAeXplained blog, 9 September 2012.
• Understanding BGA testing by Steve Handy. DNA Genealogical Experiences and Tutorials blog, 3 November 2012.
• Racing to the wrong conclusion Genealogy for the Everyman blog, 9 February 2013. The article provides a good summary of the problem of assigning arbitrary labels to "races".
• Understanding correlations and debunking misconceptions in DNA genealogy by Steve Handy. DNA Genealogical Experiences and Tutorials blog, 29 May 2013.

See also

• Admixture analyses
• Ancestry-informative markers
• Autosomal DNA
• Autosomal DNA testing comparison chart
• Genetic ancestry
• McDonald's BGA project
• Understanding genetic ancestry testing