Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Have you ever built a rock-solid family tree using a perfect paper trail, only to have your DNA matches tell a different story? 🧬🌳

In this video, Andy explores a common mystery for genetic genealogists: what happens when you have two distinct clusters of DNA matches for your 3rd great-grandparents, but the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) doesn't align with your research?

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

3 Methods to Cluster DNA Matches youtu.be/hpzQjqGmOeo
DNA Clustering vs Triangulation youtu.be/HdlBmSSaiD0
Understand the Scores of the GEDMatch MRCA Tool youtu.be/jB0TJko5alc

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