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Your DNA Workshop

DNA discover your story

Welcome to the DNA Workshop!

In every issue of Family Tree, DNA adviser Karen Evans will be helping you gen up on your genes, so you can:

• Learn practical skills with the DNA case studies

• Discover the latest tools, books, blogs and must-have kit to take your DNA learning further. It’s time to unlock the story of your genes…

NA is as fascinating as it is complicated. In the DNA Workshop we’ll aim to give you practical advice in understandable wording. So, whether you’ve taken a test, or are simply curious to learn more, read on! Let’s jump right in with a case study.

DNA CASE STUDY

Reader Pauline writes:

I have recently had a DNA match with a lady named Olwen who has a tree and we are now in contact with one another through Ancestry. We matched with 1,075 cM indicating we are likely 1st-2nd cousins but we have no shared ancestors! We are both confident that neither of us were adopted. Neither of us have a clue as to what to do or where to start in terms of trying to resolve this!

I have watched Youtube

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