by DNA-Sci | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
GEDmatch is providing relationship predictions on its site for the first time ever. Find out how you’re related to the matches you see without leaving the page. Update Feb. 22, 2022: A newer relationship predictor, which is the first and only predictor to use...
by DNA-Sci | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
We can now easily differentiate between 3/4 siblings and full-siblings over 94% of the time Three-quarter siblings have been confounding genetic genealogists for years. The problem is that their shared DNA overlaps significantly with other sibling types. And, while...
by DNA-Sci | Mar 12, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
You already know that you get 25% DNA, on average, from a particular grandparent. But we can do better than that. Remember to use the most accurate relationship predictor to find out how you might be related to your DNA matches. Suppose that you and some friends want...
by DNA-Sci | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
How much of an ancestor’s or relative’s DNA do you reproduce when you combine kits of multiple testers? I wrote the original article on DNA coverage from multiple kits a few years ago. I included tables that showed the amount of an ancestor’s autosomal DNA...
by DNA-Sci | Feb 25, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
The only cousin statistics that acknowledge the differences in paternal and maternal relatives due to recombination rates. I’ve written an article that shows the percentages of shared DNA that a person shares with various relatives and ancestors. These are the...
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