Holy Carumba, Cheri…my mind is blitzed. Gonna take me a while to digest all this. Wish I could go to your workshop but will be away first two weeks of June. I did look at the Ancestry DNA and noted that there are more matches than what I have on FTMdna, particularly first and second cousins How do I get the two in synch? Do I pay $19 to transfer the data? And will I have to do that every time I get a new match with Ancestry? I don’t recall having to do that the first time. Gordon > On May 8, 2019, at 12:34 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Gordon, > > That sounds like an AncestyDNA thing. You need a Chromosome Browser and you > need to know the longest block (because of the Azorean endogamy problem). > AncestryDNA does not provide you with a Chromosome Browser. You and the match > both need to transfer to FTDNA and unlock the tools (Chr. Browser). I see you > are a transfer to FTDNA so I can use that as an example. > > I'm looking at your FTDNA matches (AncestryDNA doesn't use Admins so I can't > help you there). I see you have a match of 85 cMs total (cMs - centiMorgans, > a genetic unit of measure). > > > A total of 85 cMs and the longest block is 19 cMs. > > And you both share only 4 segments. So I'll compare you two in the Chromosome > Browser: > > > > It's chromosomes 2, 3, 15, and 19. This adds up to 44 cMs total. The > remaining cMs are fragments, partially due to endogamy, partially due to > time. So the 44 cMs and the longest block of 16 cMs may be more like a 4C1R > or something more distant, such as a 5C, 6C, 7C, or 8C. You may find that you > are 5Cs two ways or something like that. That's why your total is inflated. > > So my question is, have you worked every single match above this particular > match? Going after a 44 cM (or 85 cM) to start isn't going to be successful. > Unless this NOT a Portuguese match that you are working (that's for those in > the reading audience who have other ethnicities - I've worked a match that 55 > cMs with the longest block of 19 cMs on my mom's Missouri lines, but there's > not an endogamy problem there so it's a different strategy). On FTDNA you > have these matches, all much stronger: > > > On Ancestry though, they would be listed differently. You need to work your > top matches and then work your way down the list (well, if one of your upper > matches tells you how they match someone further down the list, then you'd be > able to work that match). > > If you are coming to Salt Lake in June, I have 4 DNA classes spread out over > 3 days. Also Kathleen Fernandes and I will be available in the evenings to > have DNA consultations with you: https://t2m.io/YfiGdr8C > <https://t2m.io/YfiGdr8C> If that is not feasible for you this year, many DNA > conferences have livestreams (for a fee). If you are interested in that, let > me know and I'll find out when the next ones are. > > Hope this helps! Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 10:47 AM Gordon soares <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > What does: Shared DNA: 85 cM across 4 segments mean? Some of the matches > say 8 or 6 etc segments. > > Gordon > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <https://groups.google.com/group/azores>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/67B18916-23EE-46AA-BFBC-CC9022820324%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/67B18916-23EE-46AA-BFBC-CC9022820324%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <https://groups.google.com/group/azores>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_Eb5PxdhF5kVr%2BGrJj%3DM_LdXRcG4YZN%3Dn%2BLRnUSMLZsmg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_Eb5PxdhF5kVr%2BGrJj%3DM_LdXRcG4YZN%3Dn%2BLRnUSMLZsmg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>.
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