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GEDmatch

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GEDmatch by Verogen Inc.
Type Inc
Industry Genetic genealogy
Founded 2010
Founder(s) Curtis Rogers, John Olson
Headquarters San Diego, CA, USA
Area served International
Products Autosomal DNA (Matching, Admixture)
Website gedmatch.com


GEDmatch is a third-party tools online service to compare autosomal DNA data files from different testing companies and to compare Gedcom files with a free account creation. A number of additional tools are provided (Tier1 tools) for $10 per month.

One-to-Many Tool

As of December 9, 2019, GEDmatch was acquired by Verogen, Inc, a sequencing company solely dedicated to forensic science.[1][2] For the 1.2 million DNA profiles a new version of the existing site will focus on solving crimes.[3] How much GEDmatch will continue to serve genetic genealogical research has been heavily discussed since then.[4] BuzzFeed News reported that Verogen hopes to monetise the site by charging for access to the database and tools for DNA analysis.[5] Founder Curtis Rogers in a website statement announced that "basic tools will remain free", he will remain involved in all aspects of the business and Verogen will commit to the vision of a consumer genealogy site, take care of infrastructure and security/privacy. At the same time Rogers claims "genealogy has made our communities safer by putting violent criminals behind bars".[6] Verogen announced in September 2020 plans a new law enforcement portal to be known as GEDmatch Pro which is to be used exclusively for forensic cases.[7] The GEDmatch Pro site went live at the end of December 2020. In January 2021 the GEDmatch site policy was changed and the entire database was opted in to law enforcement matching for unidentified human remains.[8] This change coincided with a data breach which restored deleted kits from European Union users to the database.[9]

History

GEDmatch was founded by Curtis Rogers and John Olson in 2010 as an outgrowth of the Rogers surname DNA project.[10].

GEDmatch without the userbase consent has made controversial decisions regarding access of law enforcement to the user data since 2018, later actively urging users to opt-in to such access. [11]

In July 2020 there was a security breach at GEDmatch which over-rode users' preferences. For a brief period all kits, including research kits and law enforcement kits, were included in the public matching database.[12][13]

Admixture Heritage Utilities

Services

  • Register (Name, email, Password) https://app.gedmatch.com/register.php
  • Upload DNA (GEDmatch Raw DNA Upload Utility: Ancestry, 23andme, MyHeritage, Family Tree DNA) https://app.gedmatch.com/dnaupload/
  • Free Tools: One-To-Many - Limited Version, One-To-Many - Original Version, Relationship Probability, One-To-One Autosomal, One-To-One X, Admixture (heritage), Admixture / Oracle, Match Both or 1 of 2, DNA File Diagnostics, Are Your Parents Related?, 3D Chromosome Browser, Archaic DNA Matches, Ancestor Projects
    • Admixture Utilities: MDLP Project, Eurogenes (K13, EUtest V2 K15, ANE K7, K9b, K9, K10, K11, K12, K12b, K36, Hunter_Gatherer vs. Farmer, Jtest, EUtest), Dodecad, HarappaWorld, Ethiohelix, puntDNAL, GedrosiaDNA
    • Process Options: Admixture Proportions (With link to Oracle); Admixture Proportions by Chromosome; Chromosome Painting; Chromosome Painting - Reduced Size; Paint differences between 2 kits, 1 chromosome; Paint differences between 2 kits, 22 chromosomes, reduced size
  • Gedmatch Forums https://forums.gedmatch.com/BB/index.php
  • Family Trees: Upload GEDCOM (Fast), Upload GEDCOM (Alternate)
  • Genealogy Comparisons / Searches: 1 GEDCOM to all, 2 GEDCOMs Comparison, Search all GEDCOMs, GEDCOM + DNA matches, Find GEDCOMs by Kit

Blog posts and articles

Resources

Official websites

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bala N. We're entering a new phase in law enforcement's use of genetic data Slate, 19 December 2019.
  2. ↑ O'Brien M. Who owns Verogen? (Quick facts). Data Mining DNA, 17 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Brett Williams, Verogen’s CEO statement, The Crime Report, 2019-12-10, thecrimereport.org/2019/12/10/gedmatch-sold-will-serve-as-molecular-witness-for-police/
  4. ↑ Judy G. Russell, “GEDmatch acquired by forensic firm,” The Legal Genealogist, 2019-12-10 legalgenealogist.com/2019/12/10/gedmatch-acquired-by-forensic-firm
  5. ↑ New Scientist, DNA site GEDmatch sold to firm helping US police solve crime, 2019-12-10, newscientist.com/article/2226791-dna-site-gedmatch-sold-to-firm-helping-us-police-solve-crime/
  6. ↑ Curtis Rogers, December 2019, www.gedmatch.com/curt_msg.htm
  7. ↑ Kumar S. GEDmatch: a platform for data driven forensic intelligence. The ISHI Report, published online November 2020.
  8. ↑ DNA Doe Project Facebook post 11 January 2021.
  9. ↑ Mullin E. 'Deleted' DNA data just reappeared on a popular database. Future Human, 22 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Curtis Rogers, December 2019, www.gedmatch.com/curt_msg.htm
  11. ↑ www.legalgenealogist.com/2019/05/15/withdrawing-a-recommendation/
  12. ↑ Aldhous P. A security breach exposed more than one million DNA profiles on a major genealogy database. Buzzfeed News 22 July 2020.
  13. ↑ Murphy H. Why a data breach at a genealogy site has privacy experts worried. New York Times 1 August 2020.
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