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Not sure what to do with your DNA results? Learn how to analyze DNA matches and make meaningful progress in your family history research.

Learn how to upload your autosomal DNA from other testing companies to access new matches, tools, and insights in the FamilyTreeDNA database.

Learn how to use autosomal DNA in genealogy by combining DNA matches with traditional research, Y-DNA, and mtDNA to confirm relationships and uncover deeper family connections.

Learn how to interpret your DNA origin results using myOrigins, Chromosome Painter, and ancientOrigins, and understand how populations shape your ancestry.

Learn how DNA matches are identified, how shared DNA is measured in centimorgans, and how to interpret your Family Finder results using key tools and features.

Learn how autosomal DNA testing works, from DNA collection to analysis, and how your results reveal matches and ancestral origins in part two of our seven-part series.

Learn what autosomal DNA is and how it is inherited in part one of our seven-part “Explore Your DNA” series on autosomal DNA.

FamilyTreeDNA’s Y-DNA haplotree includes over 100,000 branches and 847,000 variants — the most detailed paternal ancestry map in the world. Each month, we update this post with the latest growth stats, haplogroup insights, and tools to help you explore your place in history.

A detailed look at the world’s largest mtDNA haplotree, how it continues to grow and refine, and what recent updates reveal about maternal ancestry and population history.

For years, experts believed Ötzi the Iceman’s maternal lineage had vanished. New genetic research shows that ancient line may still survive today.