The different images you see represent the chromosomes, numbered 1 to 22 (the autosomes, or non-sex chromosomes). The chromosomes come in different sizes and are numbered (roughly) in descending order by size. The Chromosome Browser is showing that you match your father across the entire length of chromosome 1, the entire length of chromosome 2, etc. This animation from Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation might help you picture the process of recombination across the generations: http://www.smgf.org/education/animations/autosomal.jspx Ann Turner On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Karen Hodges <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ann > > Thank you for the image. > > Dad and I have tested and the longest segment we have in common is 267.21 > cMs with almost 60,000 SNP's, so would it be wrong to guess that the > longest segment is his surname ? The next longest is 206.75 cM's most > likely a grandparent line? All other segments are under 200cMs., with less > than 50,000SNP's > > There has been a lot of talk about IBD and IBS, with over 10 cMs being IBD. > Is there a similiar finding with the number of SNP's where over a certain > amount you would be related to the match for sure? > > Karen >

Hi Ann Thanks I get what you are saying. Karen On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Ann Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > The different images you see represent the chromosomes, numbered 1 to 22 > (the autosomes, or non-sex chromosomes). The chromosomes come in different > sizes and are numbered (roughly) in descending order by size. The > Chromosome Browser is showing that you match your father across the entire > length of chromosome 1, the entire length of chromosome 2, etc. This > animation from Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation might help you > picture the process of recombination across the generations: > > http://www.smgf.org/education/animations/autosomal.jspx > > Ann Turner > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Karen Hodges <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi Ann > > > > Thank you for the image. > > > > Dad and I have tested and the longest segment we have in common is 267.21 > > cMs with almost 60,000 SNP's, so would it be wrong to guess that the > > longest segment is his surname ? The next longest is 206.75 cM's most > > likely a grandparent line? All other segments are under 200cMs., with > less > > than 50,000SNP's > > > > There has been a lot of talk about IBD and IBS, with over 10 cMs being > IBD. > > Is there a similiar finding with the number of SNP's where over a certain > > amount you would be related to the match for sure? > > > > Karen > > > > > ______________________________ > For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about mailing lists, please see: > http://dgmweb.net/MailingListFAQs.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >