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, …
Are you ready to learn how to upload your family tree to Gedmatch? Uploading your family tree to Gedmatch can help you and others learn more from the site!
Why should you upload your family tree to Gedmatch? In this post, find the benefits of putting your tree on Gedmatch, both for you and the other people who use the site.
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 …
Did you know that siblings will usually show different percentages matching the regions on their ethnicity estimates? In fact, they can even have regions on their results that their siblings don’t have. Does this mean that the results aren’t accurate? Or could it mean that they are not full siblings? It’s normal for siblings to …
In this easy to understand article, learn what centimorgans are, the definition of a DNA segment,how to estimate your relationship with your DNA match