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    USING SURNAMES WITH DNA

    Feb 15, 2022 2 minutes

    What You Can Learn From DNA

    DNA CAN

    • potentially including those who have the surname you’re studying. Your autosomal DNA matches through services like AncestryDNA <> and MyHeritage DNA <> may reveal the test taker’s real name, as well as surnames in the family tree attached to their results. Tools

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