The Ancestry ProTools subscription at Ancestry.com includes a useful Filter feature on your DNA Matches page. This feature allows you to search your DNA matches using several criteria, including Regions. For people of African descent, this can be especially valuable because it provides a way to identify DNA cousins who may have substantial (and sometimes …
Recently, on October 8, AncestryDNA released a major update to its ethnicity estimates, a feature it calls Origins. One of the driving forces behind this update was a significant expansion of Ancestry’s Reference Panel—a curated collection of DNA samples from individuals with documented, multigenerational family trees and verified regional heritage. According to Ancestry, its Reference …
