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Understanding and Applying Your DNA Test Results

You have DNA test results for yourselves, siblings, cousins and even your in-laws. But what are you supposed to do with all that data? And what does it all mean, exactly? Learn how to understand your DNA matches, apply your results to your genealogy research, utilize third-party tools, and more!

How to Use Shared DNA to Determine Relationships

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DNA Match Cousin Relationship Chart

Follow the steps on this cousin chart to figure out what kind of cousins you are with a relative, including percentage of DNA matches and average shared centimorgans.

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Your DNA Test Results

DNA Q&A: How Reliable is the Information from DNA Tests?

3 Next Steps for Your DNA Test Results

4 Things to Do While Waiting for DNA Results

DNA Q&A: My DNA Doesn’t Match Who I Thought I Was. Now What?

DNA Testing Company Tools and Features

AncestryDNA ThruLines Overview and Features

How to Use AncestryDNA Shared Matches

How to Use MyHeritage DNA Matching

MyHeritage DNA’s Theory of Family Relativity

How and Why to Download Raw Data from AncestryDNA

Transferring DNA Results from One Company to Another

DNA Test Results and Family Health History

Build a Personal Health Report from Your DNA Test

Health Tools for Your DNA Results

Family Health History in Specific Heritage Communities

Common Genetically Inherited Diseases

9 Steps to Exploring Your Family Health History

Applying DNA Test Results to Genealogy Research

Apply DNA Test Results to Your Genealogy Research

Dos and Don’ts of Applying DNA Results to Your Family Tree

DNA Q&A: The Case for Adding a Tree to Your DNA Results

Sorting Similar Surnames in Genealogy Research with DNA

4 Mysteries Solved with Genetic Genealogy

Using DNA Matches with a Surname Project

DNA Matches and Family Relationships

3 Steps for Prioritizing Which DNA Matches to Research First

6 Things to Do When Your DNA Match Doesn’t Have a Tree

DNA Q&A: Is It Possible My DNA Matches Aren’t Related?

Organizing Your DNA Matches in 3 Steps

Making Matches with Autosomal DNA

DNA Q&A: How to Understand Missing or Unexpected Matches

Tips for Triangulating Your DNA Matches

DNA Q&A: Understanding Sibling DNA

DNA Q&A: Genealogical vs. Genetic Family Trees

DNA Q&A: How Are Adoptees Related to Their DNA Matches?

DNA Q&A: Counting Chromosomes

Discovering Birth Families and Relatives Through DNA Results

DNA Q&A: Using DNA to Find Relatives

DNA Q&A: Handling Sensitive Information

Case Study: Discovering a New Sibling Through DNA Results

Case Study: Adding a New Grandfather

Finding Your Birth Family with a DNA Test

Case Study: Solving a 90-Year-Old Family Mystery with a DNA Match

Case Study: MyHeritage’s DNA Quest Reunites Family in New Zealand

4 Steps to Creating a Mirror Tree to Find Your Birth Family

DNA Q&A: Analyzing DNA Matches Using Mirror Trees

Ethnicity Estimates

DNA Q&A: All About Ethnicity Estimates

Understanding Your Autosomal DNA Ethnicity Results

DNA Q&A: All About DNA Mapping

GEDmatch and Other Third-Party DNA Tools

Important Changes to GEDmatch: 3 Options for Users

DNA Q&A: GEDmatch

3 Ways to Use GEDmatch in Your DNA Research

How to Analyze Your DNA with GEDmatch in 5 Steps

How to Use DNA.Land to Analyze Raw DNA Data

Best Free DNA Genealogy Websites

DNA Q&A: Do You Really Need a Chromosome Browser?

DNA Q&A: Do I Need DNA Painter?