Invite family members to use YOUR DNA for their research!
You can share the power of discovery through DNA with your family by sharing your DNA profile with them. GeneTree’s new “inheritance” service now makes it easy to share DNA profile(s) with your relatives by only paying for a single test. Here is how it works:
If you are a GeneTree member with Certified* DNA test results, you can easily identify relatives in your pedigree with those whom you share certain portions of your DNA. By inviting these relatives to join GeneTree they will automatically have the option to “inherit” your DNA profile(s) into their accounts, and can use them in all of GeneTree’s on-line genetic-genealogy tools without having to be tested themselves.
GeneTree members who have not yet obtained Certified results can also benefit from this new service. When you log on to your GeneTree account and visit the DNA section, you will be notified if you have relatives in your family tree having Certified GeneTree test results with whom you share DNA. You can request to “inherit” these DNA test results into your GeneTree account and use them as your own. Alternatively, you can purchase a Certified DNA test to share with your family members. Some families chip in money to have one person tested and then share the results.
Please keep in mind that “inherited” DNA profiles are only correct when shared with biological relatives. Thus, GeneTree members with pedigrees including non-biological relatives should use caution when sharing DNA profiles. Additionally, while “inherited” DNA profiles from biological relatives are typically reliable they are still estimates**. For this reason, “inherited” profiles are posted in GeneTree accounts as “Uncertified”. The most accurate DNA test results come from a personal test. If you would like to ensure the highest accuracy when utilizing the DNA features of GeneTree please purchase a Certified DNA test.
We invite you to take advantage of GeneTree’s new “inheritance” service to enhance your family’s ability to connect and collaborate in discovering your common history.
*”Certified GeneTree DNA Results” signify a GeneTree Test or unlocked DNA results from SMGF. If the results have been hand entered or imported through inheritance, the results are “Uncertified”.
** DNA mutations can cause slight differences between relatives’ DNA test results. The more distant the biological relationship the greater likelihood mutations have occurred. Additionally, slight variations in sample quality and/or laboratory conditions can result in differences reported between relatives’ mtDNA poly-C regions. Inaccurate pedigree information can also result in false “inheritance”
Tags: dna, Family, Inheritance
