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So, for predictive purposes would you say it would be ok to add 2 generations on average if you know the two samples to stem from the same "genetic area"? I see that my reasoning regarding older or newer connectons makes no sense.:confused2: If what you inherit is completely random, there...

I have read somewhere that if a population have lived a long time in the same area, they are more likely to have shared DNA that gives a false impression of closeness, because of the long history of marriage within the group. The parents are from the same old stock so to speak, which surely is...

Interesting!

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Yes, ofcourse the level of difficulty varies greatly depending on which geographical region you are researcing. I too have a family line that meets "a brickwall" because all church records burnt in that particular area. When you do genealogy there will always be mysteries, which is why it is so...

And you are wrong to assume one can´t trace all 32. It isn´t at all uncommon over here, at least with people who have made an effort. It depends ofcourse on many factors.

I think I am fairly knowledgable about the uncertainties of genealogy, it´s the uncertanties of genetics I am less familiar with. :rolleyes2:

I am quite new to DNA-testing, but no beginner in genealogy. So far the match predictions from ftdna have been a bit off compared to the actual connections. All my matches are in the distant cousin bracket. Here are some examples: Relation A Shared total: 55,01 cM Longest segment: 27, 32 cM...