by Diahan Southard | Jul 22, 2021 | Working with DNA matches
Is endogamy or pedigree collapse affecting your ability to work with your DNA matches? What’s the difference, how can you tell and what can you do about them? Check out these strategies you can try now. Recently I joined Connie Knox at Genealogy TV to tackle a hot... 
by Diahan Southard | Nov 5, 2020 | Working with DNA matches
What can you do with more distant DNA matches, with whom you share fewer centimorgans and with whom a common ancestor isn’t apparent? Diahan Southard says to consider these three things. Recently I received a great question from Ellen: ”I have several matches where... 
by Diahan Southard | Aug 27, 2020 | DNA testing news
AncestryDNA now reports longest shared segment with DNA matches—yay! There’s some confusion about longest shared segment v. total shared DNA. Here’s how their Timber algorithm affects these, and why it’s good for your family tree. Most of the time, I leave the... 
by Diahan Southard | Aug 20, 2020 | Genetic genealogy tools
The Shared cM Project now shows your DNA match relationship possibilities in an easy-to-understand chart (a histogram) on the DNA Painter website. Here’s how it can help you build your genetic family tree—and a caution about TWO types of data in the DNA Painter tool.... 
by Diahan Southard | Jul 15, 2020 | DNA testing news
AncestryDNA has exciting updates coming for your DNA matches experience. Here’s what’s happening and what to do now to prepare for it. AncestryDNA’s tools that help you understand your relationships to your DNA matches are among their most important—and they’re about...
