Use the shared matches tool at 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FTDNA, Living DNA or MyHeritage DNA to blow your family history mysteries wide open! Here’s how to use it to build your family tree and identify your DNA matches. The very day that AncestryDNA’s shared matches tool...
The 23andMe Family Tree Feature is a much-needed tree tool for genetic genealogists to help DNA matches learn how they may be related. Here’s what it looks like and how to get access. 23andMe is perhaps best known globally for the Health part of its popular Health +...
Do you have an unknown birth father OR mother? Here’s what to do to use DNA testing to identify your unknown biological parent, or at least to learn more about that parent’s family tree. If you have one known parent and one unknown parent, you may be able to use a...
The best family tree you can attach to your DNA test results has certain qualities. Here’s how to create a DNA-friendly family tree and why it makes a difference to your genetic genealogy success. When you take a DNA test looking for biological connections, one of the...
Last updated: March 24, 2025 Contacting your DNA matches can be like a first date. Follow these 4 “dating tips” to go from awkward to acquainted! The meatiest part of DNA test results for genealogists are the DNA matches: genetic cousins. And if your test...
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