But each atDNA segment, including the large one, could only come from one of the ancestors, wouldn't it? I'd add the American Colonists, particularly in the 1600s, to your list, Ann. Jim Bartlett On 11/17/11, Ann Turner<[email protected]> wrote: Yes, you have increased the chances of inheriting some DNA in common. This occurs a lot for some population groups that intermarry a lot (Ashkenazi Jews, Mennonites, island populations like Puerto Rico, etc.) Ann On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 6:22 PM, <[1][email protected]> wrote: > How does Family Finder handle it when 2 people have two sets of ancestors > in common. Is it likely that the relationship might be predicted to be > closer than it really is because you are matching DNA from both lines? > Thank > you. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to A[2][email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected]