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Sharing 52% DNA with mother
This could also be explained if the parents share DNA. If you took the same test with your father and it also was > 50%, it could indicate they are distantly related. A single shared chromosome ...
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Predicted percentages of shared DNA for DNA tests of half-siblings?
The ISOGG Wiki's article on Autosomal DNA statistics explains the concepts in the previous answer in much more detail -- and includes links to the AncestryDNA white paper that explains Ancestry's ...
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Can the amount of saliva affect how many centiMorgans are shared between 1st cousins?
Absolutely not.
The amount of saliva is a factor in whether or not you get DNA results at all. If you have them, that's it. While there is such a thing as "partial results" it's because you need ...
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Is a half-sibling match on AncestryDNA reliable, or is more testing needed?
The result should be reliable in that it shows a close relationship. As shown on the Autosomal DNA statistics page on the ISOGG Wiki, the relationship is almost certainly one of these:
one of you is ...
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Is a half-sibling match on AncestryDNA reliable, or is more testing needed?
Just a note that you should not automatically jump to the conclusion that you and your probably-half-sibling must share a father instead of a mother; young unmarried pregnant women were often ...
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Determining if 2nd cousin is father from DNA test?
A person will share roughly 3% of their DNA with a second cousin. A person shares 50% of their DNA with their father. If you have the luxury of testing the autosomal DNA of both the person and the ...
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Can half siblings share no common DNA?
The tests can be trusted. You are not half-sisters.
Paternal half-sisters, minimally speaking, share an entire X chromosome, as females inherit one X chromosome from their father. Beyond that, they ...
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Determine family from obituary
Personally I would parse it as follows:
Deeply missed by their seven children (numbered 1-7) and their spouses, 26 grandchildren (letters a-z) and their spouses, and 7 great-grandchildren (letters A-G)...
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What is "dritter Grad der Blutsverwandtschaft" (third degree/grade of blood relationship)
Second cousins would be the "third degree of blood relationship". People who were related more closely than that were not permitted to marry (without special dispensation).
Source - Wikipedia
As the ...
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Determining likely relationship based upon autosomal DNA shared cM
The Shared cM Project 4.0 tool v4 from DNA Painter project mentioned in this blog post makes it simple.
To jump straight to the relationships a 2,200 cM match may suggest just append the number at the ...
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Predicted percentages of shared DNA for DNA tests of half-siblings?
The range of DNA shared between half-siblings and first-cousins overlaps (see The Latest Results from the Shared CM project); you and your half-sibling might have a shared DNA amount at the low-end ...
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Could "Our Mother" be a term of endearment on 1855 headstone?
My initial assessment is:
I think it quite unlikely that someone would be referred to "Our Mother" on a headstone, without some mother-child relationship present.
It may not be a genetic mother-child ...
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Is AncestryDNA match of 2,063 cM a half sibling?
The Shared cM Project 3.0 tool v4 suggests these possible relationships for 2,063 centimorgans:
I think the age difference of just a few years between you and this person lets us rule out grandparent ...
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Distinguishing half siblings from cousins using AncestryDNA?
According to the Shared cM Project, a 1390 cM match is in your case much more likely (90%) to be either a half sister or an aunt/niece than it is (10%) of being a first cousin, half-aunt or half-niece....
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False-Positives in Autosomal DNA Matches
Ancestry DNA uses scientific methods to attempt to give you valid matches. They use their own proprietary technique to detect Identical by Descent (IBD) segments and to match people. They work to ...
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How can two different generations of one family be a half sibling to an outsider?
Half-sibling is not the only likely relationship at that cM range, it also includes aunt/uncle and niece/nephew. So, depending on the age of the outside match, it could be either your uncle's half-...
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Sharing 52% DNA with mother
The sex chromosomes are likely what make up the discrepancy. I'm guessing you are male.
Females will share exactly 50% of their DNA with each parent, since they inherit 22 autosomes from each parent, ...
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On FamilySearch, is it possible to find how I am related to someone more than 15/16 generations back?
If the Relative Finder app is limited to 16 generations, it is likely to be a limitation in FamilySearch Family Tree's API. The obvious clumsy workaround is to go back as far as FamilySearch will let ...
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Why would my Full sibling results 99.7% be so close to my half sibling DNA result 99.6% with my sister
Unfortunately, Genex (www.swabtest.com) is not a testing company I am familiar with. They seem to have their own custom tests and custom results without giving you the ability to compare yourself ...
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Is a half-sibling match on AncestryDNA reliable, or is more testing needed?
I had a similar situation with DNA suggesting a half sibling. When looking at shared matches, my half sibling and I shared the same relatives On both of my father’s parents side. No doubt he is my ...
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How were the beneficiaries of the 1872 Will of Mary Rogers related?
I'll self-answer, as I've made some progress, although not reached a complete conclusion yet.
I've learned a couple of things along the way, too:
1) Ancestry's default search doesn't work the way ...
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How can 3/4 siblings share mother but not paternal ancestry?
According to the Shared cM Project, the match between half siblings can range from 1317-2312 cM.
Your dad is well within the accepted half-sibling range for both his half-sister and his half-brother.
...
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Not sharing any centimorgans with person who mother shares 102cM?
You don't share any cM with the man because you have a 50-50 chance of inheriting any given segment from either of your parents. While it's uncommon for a 100+ cM segment total to turn into 0 cM in ...
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What relation is my Half-Aunt to her DNA Matches?
The advantage of more people testing is that you can use the cM ranges better. Here, your aunt matches full siblings with different cM totals, even though they have to be the same relationship to her....
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Interpreting ethnicity from DNA testing
It means that the Chinese ancestry comes from your paternal grandfather's side, and 50% and 100% are good estimates, but the exact percentages could vary.
Exactly half of your DNA is from your Dad, ...
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Is autosomal DNA testing sensitive enough to distinguish non-paternity events many generations ago?
In order to do what you're trying to do with autosomal DNA, with an ancestor that far back, you would need to (a) have an extremely large set of matches to work with, across all the descendant lines, ...
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How could we be related. All combinations make zero sense
You likely can't tell with just the information you've provided. And you most certainly won't be able to conclude anything.
Are there any others who have tested that share DNA with T and G where you ...
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Understanding AncestryDNA match of 1,866 cM if not Half Sibling?
I can't answer your question, but I can suggest something to try:
First, you should determine whether he is related to you on your father's side or your mother's side. Here's one way to do that:
...
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Relationship to DNA match who may share my mother with my great-uncle
Why are Tom and Sue different levels of cousin (1st and 2nd) to me if
they are full siblings?
If Tom is the son of your great-uncle, he is your first cousin once removed (1C1R), as would be his ...
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Distinguishing half sibling, uncle or half nephew using Ancestry DNA?
According to Blaine Bettinger's Shared cm Project - Version 3.0:
Cluster #2 is: Half Sibling, Aunt/Uncle/Niece/Nephew and Grandparent/Grandchild
Cluster #3 is: 1st Cousin, Half Aunt/Uncle/Niece/...
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