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  • A Quick Note: AutoLineage Trees

    Nov 21, 2025

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    Patricia Coleman
    in Uncategorized

    There are times when I think I don’t have a tree for a certain DNA match and will add one, only to discover that there was already a tree there. Especially if the tree was added automatically, and I can see how to add another generation or so to it. One way to check your…

  • AutoKinship for MyHeritage and Ancestry: From Matches to Reconstructed Trees

    AutoKinship for MyHeritage and Ancestry: From Matches to Reconstructed Trees

    Jul 11, 2025

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    Patricia Coleman
    in Uncategorized

    AutoKinship generates a probability tree based on the DNA shared between matches. Within AutoLineage, this probability tree can be enhanced using reconstructed family trees, resulting in the refined outcome shown here. AutoLineage now includes a powerful new feature: the ability to predict trees based on DNA using AutoKinship on any cluster—even one with just two…

  • Exhaustive MRCA Analysis for GEDmatch Matches

    May 15, 2025

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    Patricia Coleman
    in Uncategorized

    A new import tool has recently been added to AutoLineage, enabling the use of GEDmatch Tier 1 data. This powerful addition allows users to identify potential common ancestors based on tree data linked to up to 7,500 matches. Unlike existing tools (even the ones on GEDmatch) that typically only analyze trees for a small number…

  • More Shortcuts for AutoLineage

    More Shortcuts for AutoLineage

    Mar 12, 2025

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    Patricia Coleman
    in Uncategorized

    Often your research is focused on a specific part of your family line.  This was the case with Mary who wanted to explain her father’s Collins line. Where had the Collins family lived in Ireland? When did the immigrate to the United States? And could we find more cousins on the Collins line? She had…

  • A Shortcut for Saving Pro Tools Shared Matches

    A Shortcut for Saving Pro Tools Shared Matches

    Nov 23, 2024

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    Patricia Coleman
    in Ancestry Pro Tools, Genetic Affairs

    If you have been collecting your Pro Tools shared matches for AutoLineage, you know it can take a bit of time. I’ve found another shortcut to speed up this collection. First I check if the match has a tree and look at the tree. If it’s only a few people and all are private, there’s…

  • Convert Ancestry ProTools to Trees using AutoLineage and AutoKinship!

    Convert Ancestry ProTools to Trees using AutoLineage and AutoKinship!

    Nov 3, 2024

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    Patricia Coleman
    in Ancestry Pro Tools, DNA, Genetic Affairs, Uncategorized

    Genetic Affairs has unveiled a powerful new feature in AutoLineage—now you can apply AutoKinship to each individual cluster generated from Ancestry ProTools shared matches, unlocking a whole new level of insight into your family connections! It invokes the functionality of AutoKinship on the site directly at no additional cost, to provide reconstructed trees based on…

  • Linking GEDmatch and FTDNA – AutoLineage for iGG

    May 7, 2024

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    Patricia Coleman
    in DNA, Genetic Affairs, iGG

    AutoLineage is a powerful tool that allows you to cluster your matches at a particular testing site but also to find common ancestors across multiple sites. In this blog, we will discuss a scenario when only data from FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA) and GEDmatch can be used as sources, for instance for an investigative genetic genealogy search.…

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