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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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Endogamy Pedigree Collapse in Multiple Relationships

This case study actually uses both pedigree collapse and multiple relationships. Pedigree collapse can become endogamy if it repeatedly occurs over many generations. Two or three instances of pedigree collapse does not make endogamy. If your ancestry is endogamous, you will have multiple distant ancestors repeated in your family tree over and over.

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