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How Can I Work Out What Relationship Someone Is To Me From DNA cM Shared?

How Can I Work Out What Relationship Someone Is To Me From DNA cM Shared?

Sometimes, you’ll get a match on AncestryDNA, 23andme, FTNDA or another commercial DNA test and not know who this person is, or how they fit in to your tree. Using DNA Painter you can eliminate the relationships that aren’t possible and narrow your list down to a few possibilities and find out what relationship you have based on DNA shared. How do you keep your Genealogy Records? Paper or Online? Firstly just enter in the cM shared or percentage between you…

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Does DNA Testing Show Both Maternal and Paternal Ancestry?

Does DNA Testing Show Both Maternal and Paternal Ancestry?

Many commercial DNA tests such as Ancestry or 23andMe offer up a massive wealth of information on the tester’s ancestry, however some information is sometimes misinterpreted when researching DNA tests. A lot of people seem to think that if a male takes a test they can only see their Paternal Ancestry and if a female takes a test they can only see the Maternal part. This is not necessarily true, there are three main types of DNA test. Autosomal, Y-DNA…

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DNA Shared Between Two People Checklist

DNA Shared Between Two People Checklist

Whether you are looking up the percentage DNA Shared between your known relationship or have just got back your DNA results and want to know what the possible relationships are between you and your matches the checklist below will help you figure out the possibilities. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? Identical Twins 100% DNA Shared Parent/Child 50% DNA Shared Full Siblings 50% DNA Shared (Approx) Half Siblings 25% DNA Shared (Approx) Grandparent/Grandchild 25% DNA Shared (Approx) Aunt-Uncle/Nephew-Niece 25% DNA…

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