tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post5002674069513241493..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: #FGS2014 Conference: AncestryDNA MatchesThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-30868618242765801392014-09-06T08:10:46.125-06:002014-09-06T08:10:46.125-06:00Spread the word on the need for transparency with ...Spread the word on the need for transparency with matching segment data:<br /><br />http://dnagenealogy.tumblr.com/post/96078332683/tell-ancestrydna-free-our-matching-segments-toBuilding Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866244335522724352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-80610522899445405122014-09-03T22:27:41.585-06:002014-09-03T22:27:41.585-06:00What the previous commenters said: why no chromoso...What the previous commenters said: why no chromosome data? Ancestry just stonewalls this question. magscannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753073251415624414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-53454217879039038912014-09-03T12:59:44.377-06:002014-09-03T12:59:44.377-06:00I completely agree that Ancestry should provide a ...I completely agree that Ancestry should provide a chromosome browser as well as a triangulation tool to identify matches in common. I do give them credit for recently allowing DNA matches to be shared similar to the way trees can be shared. I've done this with a cousin of mine. We share one common line. By identifying the matches that she and I both share, I can be pretty sure which ancestors we have in common with the third match. I'm not comfortable sharing my DNA matches with a stranger but doing so with someone I've known all my life has its perks.Teresa B Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769012355521240511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-65795690020480007262014-09-03T11:50:46.609-06:002014-09-03T11:50:46.609-06:00Romer makes very good points. AncestryDNA is only...Romer makes very good points. AncestryDNA is only giving us part of what is needed to verify matches. We need to see the actual chromosome segments to verify a match and pretending otherwise is just wrong. We shouldn't have to depend on posting results to a free site that is very overloaded (GEDmatch) or pay even more money to transfer results to another DNA testing site (FTDNA) in order to verify our AncestryDNA results. <br /><br />It is long past time for Ancestry to give us a chromosome browser directly! Customers have been asking for this since the very beginning. And, who knows how many customers are lost because that feature is not available. <br /><br />There are plenty of well-educated people who can help if help is needed to figure out how to do it. <br />Barbara Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734267416870888563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-46250940084962507642014-09-03T10:14:15.448-06:002014-09-03T10:14:15.448-06:00One clarifying point to make is that when Ancestry...One clarifying point to make is that when AncestryDNA compares your tree to the tree of each DNA match to find the most recent common ancestor, any that is found isn't necessarily the same MRCA that the common DNA segment(s) shared represents. Unlike 23andMe and FTDNA's Family Finder, AncestryDNA doesn't provide the matching DNA segment information or percentage of DNA shared.<br /><br />One tool that may help, however, is GEDmatch (http://www.gedmatch.com). It allows you to upload your AncestryDNA raw data to see the matching segment information with those who've also uploaded there, including not only those who've done so from AncestryDNA, but also the other two services. There is no cost to do so.<br /><br />Another possible solution is to upload your AncestryDNA raw data to the Family Finder autosomal product at FTDNA (https://www.familytreedna.com) at a reduced rate from testing there from scratch. It then takes several days to see results. 23andMe may well still have a larger autosomal database than AncestryDNA and FTDNA (FF) combined, so testing there is also a must for those who wish to have as wide a presence as possible. It doesn't allow uploads from the other services (nor does AncestryDNA for that matter).<br /><br />A tool to help make sense of the many matches generated is the AncestryDNA Helper extension on Google Chrome (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ancestrydna-helper/hjflmfphflaeehhpdiggobllgffelfee). It provides additional functionality that AncestryDNA doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com