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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
In 2021 plan to roll out much better ones based on totally new technology.MyHeritage Corporate Announcement 2020For this reason, I’m not going to spend any more time in this article on the ethnicity estimates. When the new version arrives, I’ll come back and take a close look at how far back they go.How Many Generations Can MyHeritage Go Back With DNA Matches?The furthest category of DNA matches on MyHeritage is described as “3rd cousin – distant cousin”. Their lowest threshold of shared DNA is 8 centimorgans.Although 8 cM could be very distant, it could also be a 6th, 7th, or 8th cousin. The common ancestor could go back 7 to 9 generations.This handy table shows you how your more distant cousins fit into your genealogical family tree:CousinGenerationsGreat3rd42nd great4th53rd great5th64th great6th75th great7th86th great8th97th greatHow many generations in MyHeritage Theories Of Relativity?MyHeritage has a feature called Theories of Relativity that attempts to predict the position of DNA relatives in your family tree.The furthest DNA relative that MyHeritage predicts for me is an estimated 3rd cousin once removed. This would five generations through my 3rd great-grandparents.My research shows that this prediction is correct, as are the other theories I’ve received.Using Your MyHeritage DNA Results To Go Back Thousands Of YearsAre you interested in exploring how your DNA matches with DNA samples from Neanderthal and other ancient remains?And what about how you compare to DNA from Early Neolithic Farmers or Western Hunter-Gatherers?We have a series of articles about using a free account on the GEDmatch website to explore ancient components of your DNA results. Check these out:How to upload your DNA results to GEDmatchExplore how much DNA you share with Neanderthal and other ancient specimensCompare your DNA with ancient Irish samples with GEDmatchThe GEDmatch website has a collection of different ethnicity calculators that let
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