Autosomal DNA Tests

In this post, I am going to tell you ten things to look for in your Ancestry DNA results. Once you’ve read through this list, you’ll know what to do next.

What are 4th cousin matches on Ancestry DNA? If you did Ancestry DNA, and want to make sense of you DNA match list, read this post to learn more!

Did you find the Ireland/Scotland/Wales DNA ethnicity region in your Ancestry DNA results?  You might have known that you had distant Irish roots, or recent Scottish ancestry.  Or maybe you are completely shocked to find the Ireland/Scotland/Wales ethnicity in your ethnicity estimate.  In order to truly understand this ethnicity, and how it ended up in …

If you are anything like me, you like to research something before you commit to doing it, and so I definitely understand why you want to learn as much about Ancestry DNA before you decide to take the test.  While the questions my readers tend to ask me range from concerns about privacy to how …

If you have Mexican ancestry and took a DNA test, were you surprised to see Irish on your results?  In this post, learn how common this is, and how you may have inherited DNA from this region of the world. There is a lot of misinformation out there about the “typical” genetic makeup of the …

If you did a DNA test expecting to find more Irish, or at least some Irish, represented in your ethnicity results, you are not alone.  Many people are surprised to find Irish, and others are surprised not to find Irish in their DNA.  With St. Patrick’s Day always around the corner, you might be asking …

Some with primarily European ancestry are often surprised to find North African DNA in their ethnicity results.  In this post, learn a little bit about how you might have inherited DNA from Northern Africa even though you have no known recent ancestors from the area. Plus, find out why it’s not remnants of “ancient DNA”, …

Confused about cousins? Learn about shared DNA between half-cousin relationships, focusing on half-first, half-second and half-third cousins.

If you have Europe South in your Ancestry DNA ethnicity results, you might be interested in learning more about the region.  As it turns out, to really get a good understand of the full meaning of our ethnicity results, we have to do a little exploration of geography and history.  It’s worth the effort, however, …

Today, I was thrilled to read an e-mail from a reader who was contemplating taking a DNA test.  I always love to hear from you guys, and of course, I love to talk about DNA testing.  When I was responding to the e-mail, I started thinking about all of the amazing things that I have …