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What type of DNA test is used for DNA Matching?

The MyHeritage DNA Matching feature uses autosomal DNA - inherited from your mother and father, your four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on - to provide you with a breakdown of your ethnic percentages and connect you with relatives descended from any of your ancestral lines, within approximately the last 6 generations. Non-autosomal DNA test results, stemming from Y-DNA or mtDNA tests, are based on markers, which can not be used for DNA matching.


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For further information on how MyHeritage calculates the potential relationship of DNA Matches, please read: What is the cM Explainer™ and how does it predict my relationship with my DNA Matches?
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