Using the filter toolbar, you can combine multiple filters and filter matches by additional criteria, such as those that have a family tree or share ancestral surnames or Smart Matches™ with you.įiltering of DNA Matches can be combined with sorting and searching. On the DNA Overview page, you can filter your DNA Matches easily by relationship, by country, or by ethnicity. Managing all those matches and making sense of them has become a challenge - and this is where the filtering system comes in handy.įiltering lets you view a subset of your DNA Matches at a time, focusing on those that match particular criteria that interest you the most. By now, the DNA database on MyHeritage has grown so large that most users on MyHeritage have thousands of DNA Matches. Each DNA Match is thought to be related to you, with one or more shared segments inherited from one or more common ancestors.
#Why are my dna matches either how to#
How to organize DNA Matches using filters and sortingĭNA Matches are people who share DNA segments with you. It also shows women with their maiden names only. It doesn’t display siblings or spouses and doesn’t require difficult panning.
The Pedigree View shows a root person and their direct ancestors. On the DNA Matches page, selecting “View tree” for any DNA Match will automatically open their family tree in the Pedigree View. DNA Tools tab Viewing trees of DNA Matches The fourth and final tab is labeled Tools and is the gateway to several advanced DNA features such as the Chromosome Browser, AutoClusters, and the Ethnicity Map. DNA Matches tab (click to zoom) Tools tab
The third tab takes you to the DNA Matches page with advanced filtering DNA Matches which can be combined with sorting and searching. Ethnicity estimate with overlaid family history context (click to zoom) DNA Matches tab This additional view helps to place your Ethnicity Estimate within the context of your family history and can provide you with a good starting point for further investigation. You can then compare how your Ethnicity Estimate correlates with events from your family tree. Ethnicity Estimate tab (click to zoom)Įnabling the checkbox “Show events from your family tree” will display all of the ancestral birth and death locations listed in your family tree on the map on top of the ethnicity results.
#Why are my dna matches either full#
In the second tab, you’ll find full Ethnicity Estimate results. Switching to the DNA Matches tab (click to zoom) Ethnicity Estimate tab To view all of your DNA Matches (unfiltered), click on “View DNA Matches” and you will be taken to the DNA Matches tab. Switching to the Ethnicity Estimate tab (click to zoom)īelow the top ethnicities, the Overview page lists a summary of the DNA Matches, with the three graphical filters representing close family, extended family, and distant relatives. If there are more than three ethnicities in the Ethnicity Estimate, not all of them will appear here.Ĭlick on “View full estimate” to get to the Ethnicity Estimate tab, where you will see a complete list of your ethnicities with percentages. Using “Select another person” to view the results of another DNA kit (click to zoom) Overview tabĪt the top of the Overview tab, you will see the top ethnicities in the Ethnicity Estimate. If you manage more than one kit, you can change the person whose results you are viewing by clicking on “Select another person” and selecting another individual from the drop-down menu. As you move back and forth between the different tabs, you’ll always see results for the same person, whether it’s an overview, Ethnicity Estimate, DNA Matches, or advanced tools. The name of the person whose results you are currently viewing is listed at the top. DNA Matching pages are organized into four different tabs - an Overview tab, an Ethnicity Estimate tab, a DNA Matches tab, and a Tools tab.
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