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Working with DNA

A guide to using DNA tests results. DNA test results can be used to confirm or deny an already established paper trail. The confirmation that DNA can provide without a paper trail is when an autosomal match is around the 12%, 25% or 50% range, pointing to an overwhelming amount of overlap and a definite 1st or 2nd degree relation. There are exceptions but they involve a researched paper trail ...