Ancestry Dna Matches Update

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.

Ancestry dna matches update.

From your dna homepage click link to tree under your name. Yesterday ancestry announced that they are going to remove smaller matches from their customer s dna match list around the first of august. Ancestrydna can also help identify relationships with unknown relatives through a dynamic list of dna matches. While your dna stays the same our science is constantly improving to provide more precise and informative ethnicity estimates.

The previous matching white paper was released in 2016. The current threshold is 6 cm. Connect your dna test to a public family tree by signing in to your ancestry account and clicking the dna tab. I was not on that call but i read about the changes on debbie kennett s cruwys news website.

We have two major enhancements powering this update. Unlink a tree from your dna test from the settings button in the top right corner of your dna. 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. Click a tree name or click start a tree and then link dna results.

Thus i will have to relink dozens of dna matches each. 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. I have a private tree that is my working tree. 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.

Then a thought came to mind. A shared match hint chart showing the common ancestors at the top with each members relative that leads to the member. On the surface it seems like finding identical dna segments shared by two people would be simple. The tree i use for dna on ancestry is a public tree with only names dates and places.

I update the dna public tree about once a year with a new gedcom from my legacy database. 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 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.

This post has been updated. Ancestry is committed to enhancing our customers experiences and supporting journeys of personal discovery. Ancestrydna is shaving off some of our dna match list. Ancestry will no longer show you matches who share fewer than 8 cm with you.

However it s a small community and others have reported consistent information. This is assumed to be a dna match. What will my results tell me. I do not connect my dna to this tree.