DNA Matches

Have you seen the Ancestry Enhanced DNA Matches feature? In this post, learn how to use it and what you can discover through using this tool.

Are you wondering why your closest relatives don’t show up on your list of DNA matches? In this post, find out all the reasons why this can happen.

Did your first cousin take a DNA test? In this post, learn how to know if your cousin is a full or half-first cousin to you. Knowing whether your cousin is a full or half-cousin can be important in your genealogy research. For example, if your cousin is a half-cousin, you can use your shared …

Do you have a close DNA match with whom you would like to figure out your relationship? In this post, learn some strategies that you can use to find out how you are related to those closer DNA matches. It might seem like it should be very easy to figure out how a close DNA …

Do you have DNA matches that you can’t place in your family tree? In this post, find tips that will show you how to find the extra information you need

Have you been contacted by a DNA match, but aren’t sure how to respond? In this post, find tips and ideas for how to proceed.

What does it mean when you have a DNA match that doesn’t share any ethnicity regions with you? In this post, find out how this can happen and what it means.

Have a situation where multiple DNA matches share the same DNA segment with you? Learn what this means, and what you can learn from this.

Have you had a DNA match disappear? In this post, learn the different reasons why this may have happened and what your options are.

If you did a 23andMe test, then you almost definitely have DNA Relatives on your results. In this post, learn what this means and how these individuals are related to you.