Use this simple conversion factor to estimate centimorgan amount from percent shared DNA.
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QUESTION: A reader contacted me recently to ask: Is it true that half-relationship DNA “fades” faster? And if that’s the…
Oops! I’ve made an error in some of the analyses for this post. I will update it as soon as…