Understanding your Ancestry DNA Test Results

Need help understanding your DNA results? This is a quick overview of the various results you get when you complete an autosomal DNA test with Ancestry.com. Instagram: ancestrybyaimee Facebook: @aimeecross2

Are you wondering about your ethnicity results? We will talk about that - the good and bad. This video also illustrates that a DNA test can answer genealogical questions or help someone find their birth parents. If you are adopted this can open the door to finding out more about your story.

0:00 Intro
1:01 Ethnicity
5:10 DNA Matches
10:07 cM (centimorgan) Chart
11:54 Thrulines
13:30 Downloading Raw DNA
14:53 Where to Upload DNA for FREE

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Ancestry does not identify exactly where on your DNA strand you match so it is possible two individuals match you and each other but not through the same relative. A more positive matching method is through triangulation. Roberta Estes (dnaexplain.com) presentation on this topic for FamilySearch was fantastic! https://youtu.be/nIb1zpNQspY

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