Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Randy's Autosomal DNA Test and Analysis Summary - 1 September 2021

 The last list of my Autosomal DNA test and analysis results was posted in Randy's Autosomal DNA Test and Analysis Summary - 27 April 2021.


Here is the update, with comparison to four months ago (27 April 2021).  I'm curious to see how my numbers have increased:

1)  Ancestry DNA:

*  Total Matches (8 cM or more):  37,777 matches (was 36,443 matches on 4/27/21)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more: 27 matches (was 26 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more:  153 matches (was 148 on 4/27/21
)
*  4th Cousins or closer (20 cM or more): 1,676 matches (was 1,616 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with Common Ancestors (per Ancestry):  ~440 (was 428 on 4/27/21
)
*  Highest match has 779 cM (11.5%), and is a known first cousin.


2)  MyHeritageDNA:

*  Total Matches (8 cM or more):   9,978 matches (was 9,591 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  5 matches (was 5 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5 %) or more:  113 matches (was 108 on 4/27/21
)
*  Number of Theories of Family Relativity:  11 (was 11 on 4/27/21
)
*  Highest Match has 512 cM (7.1%), and is a known first cousin once removed.

3)  23andMe:

*  Total DNA Relatives Matches (7 cM or more):  1,522 Matches (was 1,522 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  11 Matches (was 11 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more:  132 Matches (was 128 on 4/27/21
)
*  Highest Match has 163 cM (2.33%), and is a known 1st cousin twice removed.

4)  FamilyTreeDNA (changed their algorithm this priod):


*  Total Family Finder Matches (18 cM or more, but now counts segments with 8 cM or more):  4,593 Matches (was 4,029 on 4/27/21
)**
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  0 (was 19 on 4/27/21
)**
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more:  28 matches (was 2,722 on 4/27/21
)**
     **  Formerly counted segments of 3 cM or more
*  Highest Match has 67 cM (1.42%) and is a known third cousin.


5)  LivingDNA (matches not in highest cM order):

*  Total Matches (9.5 cM or more):  387 (was 345 on 4/27/21
)
*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  0 (was 0 on 4/27/21)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more: 25 (was 20 on 4/27/21)
*  Highest Match has 62 cM and is an unknown relative.

6)  GEDMatch:

*  Matches with 68 cM (1.0%) or more:  1 (was 1 on 4/27/21)
*  Matches with 34 cM (0.5%) or more: 44 (was 44 on 4/27/21)
*  Highest Match has 86.8  cM and is a known 3rd cousin

7)  Observations:

*  In 4 months, I added 0 matches with 68 cM or more.

*  In 4 months, I9 added matches with 34 cM or more.

*  My AncestryDNA 4th cousins or better has increased only 3.79% in 4 months, and total matches have increased 3.7%.  "Common Ancestors" ThruLines are 1.16% of the total matches.

*  MyHeritageDNA total matches have increased 4.0% in 4 months, and 34 cM or higher matches increased 4.6%.  I gained 0 Theory of Family Relativity matches, and they are 0.11% of total matches.

*  23andMe total matches have increased 0% in 4 months, and 34 cM or higher matches have increased 3.1%.

*  FamilyTreeDNA total matches increased 14.0% in 4 months.  

*  LivingDNA total matches increased 12.2% in 4 months. 

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