How does your DNA testing company correct for endogamy on DNA matches? You should know about Ancestry’s algorithm; MyHeritage’s rule for Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry; and these tips for segment size and shared matches. Endogamy is more than just a set of first cousins...
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...
When deciding whether to test at MyHeritage DNA or upload your raw data, know your choice affects your access to your shared DNA matches and other great tools. Here are your options. Not long ago, I received a frustrated email from Eileen. In part, she said, “If you...
This case study shows you how to sort and communicate with your DNA matches on AncestryDNA to identify an unknown birth parent. In the first part of this 2-part series on identifying a birth parent via DNA testing, I introduced the case study of Lora. She was raised...
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...
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