Questions tagged [shared-cm]
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I'm confused about my Ancestry DNA test
On my DNA results page, initially there is woman who matches as Close family - first cousin so I assumed she could be the daughter of my great uncle (my father's uncle). Then a recent update occured ...
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Brother or cousin or both?
My DNA matches with an adopted brother 45-51% DNA and 3504cm across 50 segments. My ‘brother’ has my aunts name on his birth certificate. We have the same father but working out if we have the same ...
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How close is someone with 751cM
I am 75 years old. A guy on Ancestry is in his mid/late 80s. We live on opposite sides of the Atlantic (UK/Canada) but his grandparents came from the same town as my maternal grandmother and was a ...
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Unknown 1st cousin match who shares matches with both grandparents
I received notice of the following DNA match through Ancestry:
1,193 cM shared across 46 DNA segments, predicted relationship first
cousin, extremely high.
The next closest match is my nephew (1,...
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Understanding Ancestry DNA results for second cousins?
I and my dad have both done Ancestry DNA test and received the results.
We are both reported to be second cousins with the same person.
My dad's results shows 464 Centimorgnas over 15 segments, ...
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What is the significance of "shared centiMorgans"?
I've had my autosomal DNA tested and the site I've used (FamilyTreeDNA) tells me that I have a "Shared centiMorgan length" of 48.08 with my closest match and the "longest block" is 28.89. FamilyTree ...
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