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New autosomal DNA is very confusing

New autosomal DNA is very confusing

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 2:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
The new autosomal DNA is confusing. In one instance a supposed DNA ancestor was named for both myself and my mother then seemed to have gone away after several days. In another instance I am notified of a new ancestor but they do not show up as an ancestor of either my mother or my father. In another instance a potential ancestor is given who is Native American although My DNA, My Mother's DNA, and my Father's DNA ALL show zero Native American ethnicity!

Several of the "new" ancestors were born and died in a time period when ALL my family tree members are known and filled in. So there is no place on my family tree chart for them to go!

Has anyone else ran into these anomalies?

Re: New autosomal DNA is very confusing

Posted: 10 Apr 2015 4:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
It is extremely confusing and i have read elsewhere that they generate new results every four hours or so...so if someone had an ancestor in their tree and deleted them, you could lose a circle as a result. There are discussions on ancestry.com blog, facebook and other sites that shed some light on what is happening and some helpful papers in the help section for circles. It is also in beta so expect lots of changes going on for awhile as they tweak the program etc.
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