The unlinked tree of your AncestryDNA match may have the family history answers you need. Here’s how to get to an unlinked tree. A DNA match without a family tree linked to his or her test results can be frustrating because it’s harder to determine how you’re related....
AncestryDNA’s ThruLines tool helps you visualize possible family tree relationships with your DNA matches. Ancestry’s ThruLines tool is its latest brainchild for helping you place your DNA matches in the right place on your tree. ThruLines won’t solve all your match...
You may have DNA match relationship issues and not even know it! Confirmation bias may be affecting your judgment about how you’re related to your DNA matches. You’ll want to know the difference between a genealogical v. genetic relationship, too. Here’s why. This...
AncestryDNA test takers can now opt out of matching. Here’s why that’s a good thing—and why I hope you can encourage others not to opt-out. Ancestry recently announced an update to their privacy policy. Current and future AncestryDNA users will now have the option...
AncestryDNA now requires every test-taker to have an account. For those managing relatives’ DNA tests, it sounds like a pain and maybe a deal-breaker. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic. My 14-year-old, like many teenagers, is afflicted with a case of myopic-itis. At...
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