by DNA-Sci | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
That’s a common question I see from people researching their DNA matches. Until now the only answer we could give was “because DNA is variable.” That’s a correct answer. But we could provide something more useful: A quantitative answer. When...
by DNA-Sci | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
Relationship predictions are now available showing differences in maternal and paternal relationships, in-group differences, and accurate predictions for 23andMe data Updates: You can now get much better predictions by entering the # of segments along with total cMs!...
by DNA-Sci | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
You can now get relationship predictions from number of segments and total cMs. This tool often tells you the exact relationship for close family members, including paternal or maternal. People often ask a question similar to this one: If my ethnicity report is...
by DNA-Sci | Jan 5, 2021 | Blog, DNA Science
People often ask how their DNA match with a cousin will be inflated if they have a double relationship with that cousin. Some helpful people have offered that you can look up shared averages and ranges for certain relationships and double all of them, or for two...
by DNA-Sci | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog, DNA Science
The amount of centiMorgans (cMs) we share with a relative tells us how closely related we are to them. Most people think about cM as a length. In fact, geneticists refer to it as “genetic length.” A smaller subset recognize that cM is the probability, in...
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