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DNA decoded. How the technology actually works, what the numbers mean, and what the science can and cannot tell you.

What Is a Centimorgan and Why Does It Matter to Your DNA Research

You open your DNA match list and there it is, right next to a name you don’t recognize: 847 cM shared. Is that a lot? Is that a little? Should you be excited, or is this just another stranger on a very long list? Most DNA testing platforms touch on centimorgans somewhere in their help […]

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Your DNA Results Are Trying to Tell You Something. Here’s a Translator.

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You know that person. The one who, the moment you express any interest in what they’re working on, gives you so much more information than you needed or wanted that you end up deeper down a rabbit hole than you ever intended to go? That’s what DNA testing can feel like the first time you

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