Ancestry Dna Matches Update

Ancestry s update will remove some dna matches earlier this week ancestry announced on a conference call that they were making several big changes in regards to dna matches.

Ancestry dna matches update.

Is beginning soon to show decimals so you don t have to save all 8 cm matches in order to be sure you save all 7 cm matches due to ancestry s rounding up. I was not on this conference call myself. From your dna homepage click link to tree under your name. This post has been updated.

A dna match without a hint chart just a list of names that are in each members tree and at the top a list of shared last names. I was not on that call but i read about the changes on debbie kennett s cruwys news website. I m going to report what was said then lay out a strategy for you. According to their research this revision will remove 2 3 of your false matches or matches who don t actually share a recent common ancestor with you.

Ancestrydna can also help identify relationships with unknown relatives through a dynamic list of dna matches. The tree i use for dna on ancestry is a public tree with only names dates and places. Thus i will have to relink dozens of dna matches each. Ancestry will no longer show you matches who share fewer than 8 cm with you.

On 15 july 2020 ancestrydna updated their matching white paper which is a detailed document describing how they use our dna data to match us to our genetic relatives. While your dna stays the same our science is constantly improving to provide more precise and informative ethnicity estimates. Yesterday ancestry announced that they are going to remove smaller matches from their customer s dna match list around the first of august. The current threshold is 6 cm.

Ancestry is committed to enhancing our customers experiences and supporting journeys of personal discovery. Unlink a tree from your dna test from the settings button in the top right corner of your dna. On the surface it seems like finding identical dna segments shared by two people would be simple. There are now 3 scenarios ancestry can generate.

We have two major enhancements powering this update. I do not connect my dna to this tree. I have a private tree that is my working tree. A shared match hint chart showing the common ancestors at the top with each members relative that leads to the member.

Connect your dna test to a public family tree by signing in to your ancestry account and clicking the dna tab. I update the dna public tree about once a year with a new gedcom from my legacy database. However it s a small community and others have reported consistent information. Earlier today the learn more link at the top of the dna matches page has been updated with the following information which confirms the facebook posting.

Your ancestrydna results include information about your geographic origins across 1 000 regions and identifies potential relatives through dna matching to others who have taken the ancestrydna test. The previous matching white paper was released in 2016. What will my results tell me. Then a thought came to mind.