Genetic Origin of Slovenians

The Genetic Genealogy Circle brings together enthusiasts from Slovenia who became interested in genetic genealogy with the availability of commercial DNA testing after 2005. 

Individuals, united in the Slovenian Genealogical Society, began participating in the National Geographic testing project and uploading the results to the GEDmatch portal, which enables data processing. At the meetings of the genetic circle, we have been trying to understand the results and upgrade them into pedigrees since 2014. We are still doing this as part of the Slovenian Origin project with a set of testees with surnames and pedigrees of Slovenian origin. It is based on the global genetic database at Family Tree DNA, which is a pioneer in DNA testing for genealogical purposes, the successor to the GenoGraphic project and the only one offering three types of DNA tests for genealogy. 

Welcome to learning about Slovenian genetic heritage and genetic genealogy techniques.