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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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How to Convert a Genome Size Into Centimorgans

In the past many have used sixty eight hundred centimorgans as the total genome size to multiply by when converting percentages of shared DNA. Lea Larkin reviewed my article and suggested using seven thousand centimorgans instead, because that sixty eight hundred was based on an old map by family tree DNA. And she says that the genome size at each testing company varies but most are either slightly over or under thirty five hundred per person. When you double that for both sets of chromosomes maternal and paternal thetotal genome size would be seven thousand.

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