Making DNA work FOR YOU
First of all I want to make it clear that I am not a mathematician. I just about scraped O level Maths and look aghast at my son currently taking A levels in Further Maths and Physics – if it wasn’t for DNA I would think I took the wrong child home from hospital!
However, at some point, understanding the numbers in DNA will actually make your results easier to use and help you get the most from them.
So here are some of the questions I’m regularly asked.
You will have plenty of time, won’t need a calculator and no one will be checking your answers.
(Yes, I did used to be a primary school teacher many moons ago; but no, you are not at school. These mathematical puzzles are strictly for family history purposes only).
QUESTION 1
If two people take a test and are related, how likely are they to show up on each other’s match list?
Some one who is a second cousin or closer should always
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