tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6493106733837331840..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: AncestryDNA Shared Matches AppearRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-72423365699683049232015-08-27T19:21:20.836-07:002015-08-27T19:21:20.836-07:00Loved the article! Perfect timing as ancestryDNA&#...Loved the article! Perfect timing as ancestryDNA's lab are working on my DNA sample now :) Thank you for the help. Now I will be more prepared when the test results arrive.Rhonda Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073174642216082821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-11797829873317449382015-08-27T13:10:53.054-07:002015-08-27T13:10:53.054-07:00Leah - it looks like your Shared Match didn't ...Leah - it looks like your Shared Match didn't come up because it is not a fourth cousin or closer to you (as you say, it is "a more distant match").<br /><br />You can check Shared Matches for all of your matches, but you will only see a Shared Match result IF that Shared Match is a fourth cousin or closer to BOTH you and the person you are looking for matches with. <br /><br />So, you saw the third cousin as a match because he/she was a fourth cousin or closer to BOTH you and your distant match. But, your distant match is not a fourth cousin or closer to Both you and your third cousin.TheGeneticGenealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08991289742965223941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-56620160227427545962015-08-26T20:54:31.576-07:002015-08-26T20:54:31.576-07:00I've been playing with this new feature all af...I've been playing with this new feature all afternoon and it usually works. However, when I tried to see shared matches between myself and a third cousin, there supposedly weren't any. Then, when I looked at a more distant cousin I already knew was related to both me and my third cousin, the third cousin came up as a shared match! Anyway, it is a great new feature, or it will be when the kinks are worked out.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918752742296339994noreply@blogger.com