Corresponding with your DNA matches is easier when you follow these quick tips on how to respond to emails from your genetic cousins. DNA testers love poring over results, but aren’t quite so fast to correspond with their matches. SO many people have unanswered...
Getting relatives to take a DNA test is easier if you can talk to a lot of them at once. Here are tips for talking about DNA with your relatives at your next family reunion or gathering. Savvy genealogists recognize that a family reunion is an excellent place to...
This new article series by genetic genealogist Jayne Ekins deep-dives into DNA ethnicity estimates and explains why they vary so widely. Were you the victim of an ethnicity overhaul when AncestryDNA updated their process in 2018? Perhaps you’ve tested with different...
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...
Unexpected DNA connections increasingly pop up in DNA match lists in genetic genealogy databases. Here are 3 tips for respecting family privacy while also respecting those searching for biological roots. As our DNA databases swell with more individual test results,...
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