John Colclough. Genealogy-and-You

Tag: DNA

  • 🧬 Clustering Cousins: What My DNA Matches Are Trying to Tell Me.

    🧬 Clustering Cousins: What My DNA Matches Are Trying to Tell Me.

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    In my exploration of genetic genealogy, I recently used the AutoCluster tool from GEDmatch, this time with the non-endogamous setting. This approach allowed me to focus on genuine, mid-range matches that often reflect recent, traceable ancestry — and the results revealed how certain relatives cluster through shared DNA, while others stand intriguingly apart. 🧩 What’s…