GEDmatch

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GEDmatch is a free genealogical analysis platform based in Lake Worth , Florida that allows you to compare your DNA analysis results with other users' data. It enables the search for genetically related persons, ethnicity estimates, analyzes of origin as well as the calculation of the probable relationship coefficient of two persons. Other options include using a chromosome browser.

GEDmatch chose its name because of the genealogical file format, GEDCOM , which was developed by Mormon genealogists . This is used by genealogists worldwide and is also used on GEDmatch. Users can choose to make the GEDCOM files or the uploaded raw DNA data publicly available. However, the search for relatives requires that you publish your own data. In its current terms and conditions (September 2018), GEDmatch allows the uploading of raw DNA data from itself or from a person in the care of the user. It is also allowed to upload DNA data from the deceased or from a serious crime.

As of May 2018, GEDmatch had 929,000 DNA profiles and 7,300 users who paid a monthly fee of $ 10 for enhanced functionality.

Solving crimes

GEDmatch became known through the clarification of a longstanding serial offender by the California authorities. In 2018, California investigators tracked down a serial killer and rapist, the Golden State Killer , when they came across relatives of the perpetrator - namely 3rd and 4th cousins ​​- on GEDmatch. The investigators created a DNA profile from traces of DNA from crime scenes and uploaded it to GEDmatch. The possibility that users of GEDmatch unknowingly turn themselves into auxiliary investigators has led to criticism - because in normal investigations, everyone has the right not to incriminate close people (see right to refuse to testify ).

Web links

• GEDmatch website
• Guerrini et al .: Should police have access to genetic genealogy databases? Capturing the Golden State Killer and other criminals using a controversial new forensic technique. October 2, 2018, accessed October 14, 2018 . 
• German-language instructions in GenWiki

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The GEDmatch Chromosome Browser (for my cousins ​​with ancestry.com kits) | Kitty Cooper's blog. Retrieved April 30, 2018