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MyHeritage DNA AutoClusters | Finding Your Matches

MyHeritage DNA AutoClusters | Finding Your Matches

by Kelli Jo Bergheimer | Feb 2, 2023 | DNA testing stories, Genetic genealogy tools

MyHeritage DNA AutoClusters tool can help you target the DNA matches you want to work with–and find unique matches who may not have tested anywhere else. Here’s how Kelli used MyHeritage DNA’s AutoCluster tool to do just that. MyHeritage DNA is one...
Half-Siblings On Your Family Tree? Try This DNA Strategy

Half-Siblings On Your Family Tree? Try This DNA Strategy

by Melanie Mohler | Jan 23, 2023 | DNA testing stories, Uncategorized, Working with DNA matches

How can half-siblings of your relatives be “better” than whole ones (at least, from a genetic genealogy perspective?) Here’s what Joy learned about using descendants of half-siblings to cluster the shared matches she wanted. How can half-siblings be...
Founder Effect | DNA and Endogamy

Founder Effect | DNA and Endogamy

by Jayne Ekins | Dec 27, 2022 | Genetic genealogy tools, DNA ethnicity - migration

Founder effect and endogamy are different, but they can occur concurrently in your family tree. Read more from Jayne about the founder effect, what it is, an example of it, and how it differs from endogamy. Both founder effect and endogamy can lead to reduced...
DNA Testing Advice | Why Test Older Generations

DNA Testing Advice | Why Test Older Generations

by Sunny Morton | Nov 15, 2022 | DNA testing for beginners

The best DNA testing advice includes testing relatives in the oldest living generation. Why? This short case study shows why you should be inviting your older relatives to take DNA tests (and share their results with you). When you start getting DNA testing advice,...
DNA Cousins | More than Black and White

DNA Cousins | More than Black and White

by Melanie Mohler | Sep 22, 2022 | DNA testing stories

DNA testing helps you discover DNA cousins. Read how one genealogist did just that and proved that family is more than black and white. Linda Crichlow White first became interested in genealogy in 2006, when she helped clean out the house of an elderly relative....
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