Trusting The Results
Jones not only discovered that she could trust the results she received – after all, her grandparents were almost certainly Irish – but she also learned some fascinating facts about genetic analysis in general. Ancestry DNA, for example, connected users with other potential relatives who were also reviewed by the site’s scientists.
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They’re Related
Regardless of the fact that they used phony names, Jones’ children were linked to her profile as probable family members. What about the children’s profiles? Jones had already provided her genetic data to Ancestry DNA, which had informed them that she was their mother. This is known as the DNA Match feature, even though the site did not request permission to link the Joneses with other prospective relatives.