A group of individuals, including genealogists, genetic genealogists, and scientists, have been working for the past year to develop standards and ethical guidelines for genetic genealogy. The document is intended to provide ethical and usage standards for the genealogical community to follow when purchasing, recommending, sharing, or writing about the results of DNA testing for ancestry.

To ensure that this document accurately reflects the standards embraced by the community, we made the document available for a period of public comment (from May 12, 2014 through June 15, 2014). We received more than 75 comments during the comment period, and have revised the document to incorporate those that we felt strengthened the standards.

On January 10, 2015, the Genetic Genealogy Standards were presented during the First Annual SLIG (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy) Colloquium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Genetic Genealogy Standards Committee
CeCe Moore
Blaine Bettinger
David Bachinsky
Traci Barela
Katherine Borges
Angie Bush
Melinde Lutz Byrne
Shannon S Christmas
George T. Cicila
Michael Hait
Tim Janzen
James M Owston
Ana Oquendo Pabón
Ugo Perego
Steven C. Perkins
Ann Turner
Debbie Parker Wayne
Jennifer Zinck