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RLP 228: The Effect of Pedigree Collapse on DNA Matching: A Case Study

The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast

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The Half Relationship Versus the Full Relationship Calculation

We would go up the pedigree from Glenn's child to Robert Daniel and continue going up to Marcus Daniel and Martha Daniel. And this time we would go through Edda Hopper instead of through Robert Daniel like we did in our first relationship path with Robert Daniel. One half to the ninth power is one over five twelve and we would do that twice and add those together. So if we can do four multiplied by zero point zero zero one nine three five and add that to zero point three one two five which makes a coefficient of relationship of zero point zero three nine or three point nine percent.

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