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Thursday, September 14, 2017

Introducing MyHeritage DNA Match Review

https://blog.myheritage.com/2017/08/new-review-match-page-discover-how-you-are-related-to-your-dna-matches/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_
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MyHeritage.com continues to improve and innovate with its DNA testing and reporting. Their recent blog post entitled, "Introducing the DNA Match Review Page" explains the new additions in detail. My own DNA test results now have 171 DNA matches. In my own case, unfortunately, very few of the close matches have family trees on the MyHeritage.com website, so the analysis of their relationships are quite limited. In those few instances where there is a family tree, it is helpful to see the Smart Matches, shared ancestral surnames, shared DNA matches, shared ethnicities and a pedigree chart. Here is an example of a shared pedigree:


Since we are dealing with living people, it is important to respect their privacy when appropriate.

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