Genetic Genealogy

Wondered whether it is possible to cluster your DNA matches on Ancestry? Learn how to easily group your matches into clusters to identify common ancestors.

On your Ancestry DNA match list, you might have seen “Public Linked Tree”. Find out exactly what this means, and how to access your match’s family tree.

Have you seen relatives in the Extended Family match category on Ancestry DNA? In this post, learn how these individuals might be related to you.

Do you want to know how to use the What Are the Odds Tool in DNA Painter? In this post, learn how to use this tool to find out how someone might fit into your family tree. In order to explain how the tool works, how to use it, and what you can learn from …

Do you want to know who Mitochondrial Eve was, and what she really stands for? Here, learn about her and why the theory mt-Eve is important to us today.

Do you want to know what a starred match on Ancestry is? In this post, learn what they are and how to use the starred matches feature. It might be odd to see a star next to a match, especially if you don’t know how it got there or who put it there. Of course, …

Can you upload Ancestry DNA to 23andMe? In this post, find out why you can’t transfer your raw Ancestry data to 23andMe, and what you should do instead.

Family Tree DNA has updated their MyOrigins results to Version 3.0. Here, learn why your FTDNA results changed and how to understand these results.

Have you seen the Relatives in Common featured on 23andMe? As the name suggests, these are relatives that you share with your DNA relative.

Do you want to know how many centimorgans is a good match? In this post, learn how to determine whether cMs shared between two DNA matches is significant.