@Family History Fanatics I did the 23 test a few years ago and I figured I would easily be able to sort out my family tree based on the surnames but that’s not the case. My mom is gentile and my father ( supposedly) is Jewish but I don’t see any Jewish names at all on either side. I am female so there is limited information. I asked my mom if she was sure if he was my real father and she says yes. I’m not sure what to do now because this doesn’t make sense to me. Thanks
I am on two Databases; 23andme & Ancestry. Their results are identical except for a slight difference in the percentage in a few regions, but the top 3 are almost the same. They both picked up same top 3 regions.
Thank you for the info in your video. I can tell you why I haven't uploaded my MyHeritage dna to Gedmatch. I took a 23andme test first and submitted it to promethease to get my health risks back when it was $5 each time you updated. MyHeritage came along and bought them and my DNA but offered me a 3 mo subscription. Meanwhile I took an Anxestry dna test. Both Ancestry and 23andme have my ethnicity pretty close to what we know in our family. MyHeritage is way out in left field with me having more Italian ancestry than my father had. My other company tests match up with my sisters and a brother who have all tested on Ancestry and/or 23andMe. And no, Mom didn't have an affair, I am very closely related to my dad's sister's children who have the appropriate amount of Italian too. MyHeritage goofed and I don't trust their accuracy.
Ancestry is over-represented perhaps because Gedmatch does things Ancestry doesn't do like showing lower shared matches than 20cM and giving chromosome information. I think MyHeritage is under-represented because they do show chromosome information and chromosome browser, so there's no need to use Gedmatch to find those features. I was glad that you can also upload Ancestry DNA data onto MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA because they have different tools and you can use them without having to do another DNA test! (And find more matches, hopefully close ones, that were not on Ancestry) As your other video explained, all the different companies have their advantages and disadvantages, so being on several of them helps if you're trying to work out how groups of matches relate or which ancestors each segment of chromosomes came from.
All these GEDmatch videos are going to have to be updated soon to account for the fact that they have moved everything over to Genesis... where there isn't the handy A, T, M, and H thing. Also, any new kits uploaded are only uploaded on Genesis now. I just added two new kits, and I couldn't upload them on regular GEDmatch.
One reason MyHeritage might be underrepresented... a lot of MyHeritage's kits were actually uploaded from other companies (Ancestry and 23andMe users, typically). I manage about 10 kits on MyHeritage, but none of them were taken at MyH... they were uploaded kits from Ancestry or 23andMe. I think that's where MyH got a lot of their user numbers/growth from. Of course, all those kits I manage are on GEDmatch (and Genesis) too... but they aren't listed as being from MyH.
Hey Andy do you think you could make a video on which DNA company to use to get the most amount of matches? I.e the company that allows you to be able to upload your DNA to the most amount of databases
To get the most you always have to test with Ancestry and 23andMe. Then you can upload the Ancestry kit to FTDNA and either one to MyHeritage and GEDmatch.
@@FamilyHistoryFanaticsI'm looking forward to pulling the strings on my DNA tree. I'm trying to confirm that I'm the Williamsburg Tarpley's, and donated the Virginia Liberty Bell that was rang at the repeal of the Stamp Act.
Well, I think one thing that could effect MyHeritage at least is that at least part of their database is upload from other companies. So for me while my data is in their database if comes from Ancestry and that is also where my GedMatch data comes from. And while Ancestry's marketing has been geared towards the casual test taker in a way that marketing has been favorable for people like me to get more of my family tested because of those ads and then I can use that large database for cousin matching and then upload their data to GedMatch and Myheritage to take advantage of those companies tools. Ancestry's may look overinflated because people will test there first since they cannot upload to there and then transfer to other companies who do allow that. It doesn't really explain why 23 and me is so low other than their database is geared towards medical and not genealogy.
MyHeritage is a less expensive kit and that's why they have possibly more testers. 23andme kits are expensive and upwards $125.00, and they rarely have sales.
For me, Ancestry is the oldest - I started my tree there and I don't think I would want to jump ship because it's familiar. So I stuck with it. I know how to use it. And when DNA opened up, I did it there.
That's a far point. However, what if you have DNA matches that aren't on Ancestry? You could be missing out on connecting with them. In fact, you likely won't have to do much of the research if you migrate your DNA to MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA. ruclips.net/video/XZfF1juyHbI/видео.html
Hi Andy I want to buy my parents a DNA testing kit, which Company do you think is the best to test with to be able to get DNA data onto the most amount of databases and potentially get the highest possible number of matches? I think its Ancestry as I believe you can upload your data onto 23 and me, family tree DNA, Ged match my heritage and living DNA - Please correct if I'm wrong - Many thanks
You CANNOT upload your raw data to 23 and me, but you can upload the raw DNA data to My Heritage, to FT DNA and to Gedmatch. You will have to purchase a seperate 23 and me Kit!!
@@hamdogalmighty4041 There are issues with 23andme because of the part of your DNA they target, they focus a lot on medically-relevant parts (SNPs), so in GenesisGEDMATCH 23andme matches show as an overlap, because GenesisGEDMATCH needs to account for the disparity. Unless you (your DNA) want to participate in research and find out about your traits and medical stuff, don't test with 23andme. If you look just for genealogy, test with ancestry and then upload your DNA to the rest of the companies. What you wanna look for is how many SNPs a company tests? The more the better.
I'm using the website for my cell phone I just learned about the website yesterday where can I request a kit so that I can begin ?.... I'm guessing maybe I might have to use a laptop I don't see or I can order one from my cell phone on website
Are you trying to order a kit from GEDmatch or us? Neither of us sell DNA kits. You have to test with Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA or Living DNA and then transfer to GEDmatch.
The sample size of 20 000+ was good, but when it is only your matches, will that really be representative for the different companies, making it possible to make those conclusions you did? Especially when using fractions of percent. I got a little bit of that feeling when you get the ethnicity report from MyHeritage, that I am 1,1 % Greek 😉
Nope, not all of them reside in the US, not all of them were born in the US. In fact the only major group that I don't have in kits that I manage is sub saharan africans. However, I know for certain that some of my matches have a large percentage of African DNA.
So how many snps does each company test for? Which company has the highest amount of snps tested ? So that way that raw file will probably be the biggest as well? Because I took a 23andme test the $199 version and uploaded my raw file to my heritage can I take ancestry dna as welll and have two raw files uploaded to my heritage? Or does my heritage accept only one raw file per account? Because I'm wondering if I upload two raw files to my heritage then my heritage will have now the highest amount of my snps tested right??? Or am I thinking about this all wrong?
They all test around 600,000 SNPs. MyHeritage will allow you to upload multiple raw files. The higher amount of SNPs will not necessarily give you better results because each company has their algorithm tied to their own SNP set.
Ok I just watched one of your old videos, where you said not to use GEDmatch. I'm confused, do or do not? Also what about security? How hackable is this site?
I doubt I have ever said "Don't use GEDmatch" without some qualification. Usually that qualification is that GEDmatch is a public database where anyone can upload their DNA information. They were the first of the genealogical databases that was used by law enforcement. So if you don't want to be a part of that, then don't use it. I use GEDmatch all of the time.
Does it really? First, the Ancestry ThruLines isn't always accurate. ruclips.net/video/9PTFo4yh5TA/видео.html Second, without a chromosome browser that compares specific segments of DNA (not the chromosome ethnicity painting they've made), one can not be confident that their triangulations with DNA cousin matches are accurate. Granted, the platform has other advantages but best tree apparatus is subjective. It's it easy to understand compared to GEDmatch. Yes. But does it cause more confusion and inaccurate conclusions with their results? Yes. Is GEDmatch confusing to learn? Yes Are the results more accurate with their DNA match comparison tools? Yes.
I just uploaded my AncestryDNA and the Kit number given to me starts with EX. I didn't see any EX kit number in the video I just watched. Is this new or what?
Great question: 1. GEDmatch helps you validate your DNA triangulation since it shows you where you match on each chromosome. With Ancestry, you have to assume you triangulate with your matches because they don't reveal that data. And good genealogists, never assume anything. 2. In GEDmatch, the goal is to help you match with others who have tested with a company other than Ancestry. In other words, it's a resource for anyone who has tested with MyHeritage, Ancestry, Living DNA, Family Tree DNA, or 23andMe to match without having to test with each website.
I did My Heritage and my results came back with 78.7% African. Then when I uploaded my results, my African percentage ranged from 78%-87% African. So this is really confusing to me because I'm like what results should I believe more?! Any answers?
They are both estimates, and both of them (for estimates) are almost the exact same. I would believe that I am 75+% African (i.e. 3 grandparents were fully African or 6 great grandparents were fully African or ...)
@@melaninqueen2413 I think they meant that as far as DNA tests go the results are close. You cant be exact down to the decimal. So I would just take an average by adding both results and dividing by 2. or if you have more than 2 results add all up and divide by how many results you added.
Andy can i get some help from you? I took a 23 and me test and it says I'm 90 percent British and 10 french and german. I am a blue eyed, light brown hair guy. I decided to try Gedmatch and it shows me as having 15 percent Asian and 10 percent Med, Heck it even says I have 1.7 black. How can this be? It seems crazy inaccurate. So what gives? Thanks for reading bud and no worries if you haven't got the time to respond. Im just too stupid to work this out for myself haha.
Each DNA testing company compares your DNA to its own reference population. Unfortunately, those reference populations are neither comprehensive nor completely accurate. They're just a possibility. I talk about that in this video ruclips.net/video/ScZtHuU78n4/видео.html Have you watched it?
This video is wrongly labelled. It is not about what the title says. It is an analysis of the numbers from each testing company on GED Match. Waste of time if you want something in what the title says.
Well, an interesting intellectual exercise, but I don't see how it answers the question in the title. It doesn't tell me how GEDmatch helps genetic genealogists, so I'm none the wiser.
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@Family History Fanatics I did the 23 test a few years ago and I figured I would easily be able to sort out my family tree based on the surnames but that’s not the case. My mom is gentile and my father ( supposedly) is Jewish but I don’t see any Jewish names at all on either side. I am female so there is limited information. I asked my mom if she was sure if he was my real father and she says yes. I’m not sure what to do now because this doesn’t make sense to me. Thanks
I am on two Databases; 23andme & Ancestry. Their results are identical except for a slight difference in the percentage in a few regions, but the top 3 are almost the same. They both picked up same top 3 regions.
Thank you for the info in your video. I can tell you why I haven't uploaded my MyHeritage dna to Gedmatch.
I took a 23andme test first and submitted it to promethease to get my health risks back when it was $5 each time you updated. MyHeritage came along and bought them and my DNA but offered me a 3 mo subscription.
Meanwhile I took an Anxestry dna test. Both Ancestry and 23andme have my ethnicity pretty close to what we know in our family. MyHeritage is way out in left field with me having more Italian ancestry than my father had.
My other company tests match up with my sisters and a brother who have all tested on Ancestry and/or 23andMe. And no, Mom didn't have an affair, I am very closely related to my dad's sister's children who have the appropriate amount of Italian too. MyHeritage goofed and I don't trust their accuracy.
i agree 100%. Myheritage seems to often leave parts out that many other sites actually include
Ancestry is over-represented perhaps because Gedmatch does things Ancestry doesn't do like showing lower shared matches than 20cM and giving chromosome information. I think MyHeritage is under-represented because they do show chromosome information and chromosome browser, so there's no need to use Gedmatch to find those features. I was glad that you can also upload Ancestry DNA data onto MyHeritage and FamilyTreeDNA because they have different tools and you can use them without having to do another DNA test! (And find more matches, hopefully close ones, that were not on Ancestry)
As your other video explained, all the different companies have their advantages and disadvantages, so being on several of them helps if you're trying to work out how groups of matches relate or which ancestors each segment of chromosomes came from.
All these GEDmatch videos are going to have to be updated soon to account for the fact that they have moved everything over to Genesis... where there isn't the handy A, T, M, and H thing. Also, any new kits uploaded are only uploaded on Genesis now. I just added two new kits, and I couldn't upload them on regular GEDmatch.
One reason MyHeritage might be underrepresented... a lot of MyHeritage's kits were actually uploaded from other companies (Ancestry and 23andMe users, typically). I manage about 10 kits on MyHeritage, but none of them were taken at MyH... they were uploaded kits from Ancestry or 23andMe. I think that's where MyH got a lot of their user numbers/growth from. Of course, all those kits I manage are on GEDmatch (and Genesis) too... but they aren't listed as being from MyH.
Yeah, I have a series of videos for Genesis in the works now that it is up and running.
@@NiamhCreates Myheritage announced at Rootstech 2019 that they had 2 million people who tested there and about half a million uploaded.
I think that I uploaded my results to GedMatch from 23 and Me, but I do not find my results profile when I looked on the site.
How can I order a kit .. rather does anyone have a proper link to this Genesis
Hey Andy do you think you could make a video on which DNA company to use to get the most amount of matches? I.e the company that allows you to be able to upload your DNA to the most amount of databases
To get the most you always have to test with Ancestry and 23andMe. Then you can upload the Ancestry kit to FTDNA and either one to MyHeritage and GEDmatch.
@@FamilyHistoryFanaticsI'm looking forward to pulling the strings on my DNA tree. I'm trying to confirm that I'm the Williamsburg Tarpley's, and donated the Virginia Liberty Bell that was rang at the repeal of the Stamp Act.
Well, I think one thing that could effect MyHeritage at least is that at least part of their database is upload from other companies. So for me while my data is in their database if comes from Ancestry and that is also where my GedMatch data comes from. And while Ancestry's marketing has been geared towards the casual test taker in a way that marketing has been favorable for people like me to get more of my family tested because of those ads and then I can use that large database for cousin matching and then upload their data to GedMatch and Myheritage to take advantage of those companies tools. Ancestry's may look overinflated because people will test there first since they cannot upload to there and then transfer to other companies who do allow that. It doesn't really explain why 23 and me is so low other than their database is geared towards medical and not genealogy.
If MyHeritage database is anything like Family Tree DNA, then only about 10% of it is transfers.
I did the same operation with Genesis Gedmatch yesterday: more than 60% of my matches come from 23andme. I live in Spain.
Ancestry is heavily marketed in the US so I would expect people from other countries are seeing more of 23andMe and such.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics I will take Ancestry test in the future to connect with my "American" cousins.
I agree that more should upload to GEDMATCH!
Me too.
MyHeritage is a less expensive kit and that's why they have possibly more testers. 23andme kits are expensive and upwards $125.00, and they rarely have sales.
For me, Ancestry is the oldest - I started my tree there and I don't think I would want to jump ship because it's familiar. So I stuck with it. I know how to use it. And when DNA opened up, I did it there.
That's a far point. However, what if you have DNA matches that aren't on Ancestry? You could be missing out on connecting with them. In fact, you likely won't have to do much of the research if you migrate your DNA to MyHeritage and Family Tree DNA. ruclips.net/video/XZfF1juyHbI/видео.html
I’m uploading my results! Thank you.
My pleasure.
I joined gedmatch a couple of years ago. I haven't been back there. I don't know if I can find my account number. Also, has it changed much.
I want to submit both DNA tests to Gedmatch but I need help doing it.
I think MyHeritage no longer allows downloading of the raw data. That might be one reason why their numbers are so low.
Do you think GED match is good for AA research ? Into slavery era and 3rd and 4th cousins ?
Hi Andy I want to buy my parents a DNA testing kit, which Company do you think is the best to test with to be able to get DNA data onto the most amount of databases and potentially get the highest possible number of matches?
I think its Ancestry as I believe you can upload your data onto 23 and me, family tree DNA, Ged match my heritage and living DNA - Please correct if I'm wrong - Many thanks
You CANNOT upload your raw data to 23 and me, but you can upload the raw DNA data to My Heritage, to FT DNA and to Gedmatch. You will have to purchase a seperate 23 and me Kit!!
Ok thank you, Do all the other companies mentioned accept 23 and me DNA?
@@hamdogalmighty4041 There are issues with 23andme because of the part of your DNA they target, they focus a lot on medically-relevant parts (SNPs), so in GenesisGEDMATCH 23andme matches show as an overlap, because GenesisGEDMATCH needs to account for the disparity.
Unless you (your DNA) want to participate in research and find out about your traits and medical stuff, don't test with 23andme.
If you look just for genealogy, test with ancestry and then upload your DNA to the rest of the companies. What you wanna look for is how many SNPs a company tests? The more the better.
@@mimichalek Thank you you've been a great help!
Only MyHeritage and GEDmatch accept 23andMe uploads. FTDNA does not.
Any info from African Ancestery?
I'm using the website for my cell phone I just learned about the website yesterday where can I request a kit so that I can begin ?.... I'm guessing maybe I might have to use a laptop I don't see or I can order one from my cell phone on website
Are you trying to order a kit from GEDmatch or us? Neither of us sell DNA kits. You have to test with Ancestry, 23andMe, MyHeritage, FamilyTreeDNA or Living DNA and then transfer to GEDmatch.
How do I combine all my kits into ONE. Thanks,
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The sample size of 20 000+ was good, but when it is only your matches, will that really be representative for the different companies, making it possible to make those conclusions you did? Especially when using fractions of percent. I got a little bit of that feeling when you get the ethnicity report from MyHeritage, that I am 1,1 % Greek 😉
It was from kits that I manage which includes extended family members who are not blood relatives.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics Nonetheless, they all reside in the US, MyHeritage is less popular there
Nope, not all of them reside in the US, not all of them were born in the US. In fact the only major group that I don't have in kits that I manage is sub saharan africans. However, I know for certain that some of my matches have a large percentage of African DNA.
Could you maybe do an update on GEDmatch Genesis? Thank you. 🙂
I'll be doing some videos on Genesis.
So how many snps does each company test for? Which company has the highest amount of snps tested ? So that way that raw file will probably be the biggest as well? Because I took a 23andme test the $199 version and uploaded my raw file to my heritage can I take ancestry dna as welll and have two raw files uploaded to my heritage? Or does my heritage accept only one raw file per account? Because I'm wondering if I upload two raw files to my heritage then my heritage will have now the highest amount of my snps tested right??? Or am I thinking about this all wrong?
They all test around 600,000 SNPs. MyHeritage will allow you to upload multiple raw files. The higher amount of SNPs will not necessarily give you better results because each company has their algorithm tied to their own SNP set.
Ok I just watched one of your old videos, where you said not to use GEDmatch. I'm confused, do or do not? Also what about security? How hackable is this site?
I doubt I have ever said "Don't use GEDmatch" without some qualification. Usually that qualification is that GEDmatch is a public database where anyone can upload their DNA information. They were the first of the genealogical databases that was used by law enforcement. So if you don't want to be a part of that, then don't use it.
I use GEDmatch all of the time.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics I had GEDmatch and GEDcom mixed up. Bad eyes, sometimes miss details. Thanks again for the info
Ancestry has the best Tree apparatus. That's why.
Does it really? First, the Ancestry ThruLines isn't always accurate. ruclips.net/video/9PTFo4yh5TA/видео.html
Second, without a chromosome browser that compares specific segments of DNA (not the chromosome ethnicity painting they've made), one can not be confident that their triangulations with DNA cousin matches are accurate.
Granted, the platform has other advantages but best tree apparatus is subjective. It's it easy to understand compared to GEDmatch. Yes.
But does it cause more confusion and inaccurate conclusions with their results? Yes.
Is GEDmatch confusing to learn? Yes
Are the results more accurate with their DNA match comparison tools? Yes.
I just uploaded my AncestryDNA and the Kit number given to me starts with EX. I didn't see any EX kit number in the video I just watched. Is this new or what?
GEDmatch has started to change the letters at the beginning of kit numbers. You're fine.
what does GEDMatch tell you that ancestry does not?
Great question:
1. GEDmatch helps you validate your DNA triangulation since it shows you where you match on each chromosome. With Ancestry, you have to assume you triangulate with your matches because they don't reveal that data. And good genealogists, never assume anything.
2. In GEDmatch, the goal is to help you match with others who have tested with a company other than Ancestry. In other words, it's a resource for anyone who has tested with MyHeritage, Ancestry, Living DNA, Family Tree DNA, or 23andMe to match without having to test with each website.
I did My Heritage and my results came back with 78.7% African. Then when I uploaded my results, my African percentage ranged from 78%-87% African. So this is really confusing to me because I'm like what results should I believe more?! Any answers?
They are both estimates, and both of them (for estimates) are almost the exact same. I would believe that I am 75+% African (i.e. 3 grandparents were fully African or 6 great grandparents were fully African or ...)
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics How are they they same. 80% is more than 3/4 and 78% is way less than 87%!
@@melaninqueen2413 I think they meant that as far as DNA tests go the results are close. You cant be exact down to the decimal. So I would just take an average by adding both results and dividing by 2. or if you have more than 2 results add all up and divide by how many results you added.
@@brennatheelvenqueen5576 yah, until the new update comes, AncestryDNA has me at 86% African 12% European and 2% Native American.
Andy can i get some help from you? I took a 23 and me test and it says I'm 90 percent British and 10 french and german. I am a blue eyed, light brown hair guy.
I decided to try Gedmatch and it shows me as having 15 percent Asian and 10 percent Med, Heck it even says I have 1.7 black.
How can this be? It seems crazy inaccurate. So what gives?
Thanks for reading bud and no worries if you haven't got the time to respond. Im just too stupid to work this out for myself haha.
Each DNA testing company compares your DNA to its own reference population. Unfortunately, those reference populations are neither comprehensive nor completely accurate. They're just a possibility. I talk about that in this video ruclips.net/video/ScZtHuU78n4/видео.html Have you watched it?
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics No, but im about to haha thanks.
What is the difference between Gedmatch and Genesis Gedmatch?
Good idea for a video.
How do we interpret the spread sheets and the oracles?
I'm putting together a series of videos on GEDmatch specifically and the different tools.
@@FamilyHistoryFanatics Waiting with bated breath!
Andy, Do you and Devon ever sleep? Lol Ty a great video ✍🧬
Never!!!!
This video is wrongly labelled. It is not about what the title says. It is an analysis of the numbers from each testing company on GED Match. Waste of time if you want something in what the title says.
Well, an interesting intellectual exercise, but I don't see how it answers the question in the title. It doesn't tell me how GEDmatch helps genetic genealogists, so I'm none the wiser.
What were you hoping I answered? Perhaps I could address that in a follow-up video.
FYI.. start a new comment thread so YT shows me your response.
I have had my DNA done on FT-DNA and they have said I am of German Desent. 77592. Roland D. Young, I need help.
Help with FTDNA is best done through the communities on that website. I just make videos occasionally about them.
I still don't understand its benefits and how it helps me or what it does for me. I've uploaded but it was a waste of time. Absolutely useless.