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I am Bryant McAllister, an evolutionary geneticist and Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Iowa. Although my research is primarily focused on the role of chromosomal organization in evolutionary processes, for a long time I have been interested in human genetic variation and the development of genetic tools and analytical methods that enable the reconstruction of human ancestry. In early 2014, I proposed to offer a first-year seminar, Who are you? Genetic insights on human ancestry, that focused on the personal genomics revolution and its applications to genetic genealogy. Through 2014 I actively explored the opportunities in personal genomics that enable individuals to investigate their relationships with others through DNA analysis. I taught the seminar course for the first time in Fall 2014 to a class of 17 first-year University of Iowa students representing a broad spectrum of majors. On this page I summarize the process and describe some of the things I've learned...

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