Not quite. I'd phrase it differently. For #1, you need to demonstrate that the segments are true IBD from a single ancestor, and one way to filter out IBS segments is to do #2, then compare every possible pair out of the set of five A matches B,C,D,E B matches C,D,E C matches D,E D matches E Ann On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 5:33 AM, Linda <[email protected]> wrote: > As Jim said, I believe I am beginning to understand how this works. > > Thanks Tim for your very comprehensible explanations and to everyone for > the input. > > For me, just now, I take away from this thread: > > 1. My GEDMATCH.com results are results that are true IBD and would be > the best choice for working on in the immediate and foreseeable > future. Am I understanding this correctly? > > 2. So, my initial query would be resolved by requesting those other > four matches to upload their results to GEDMATCH.com. Is this correct? > > 3. If there was still a match with any of the four it would remain to > determine all other info such as from mother or father DNA and to look > for surnames in common. > > Neither my husband nor myself have living parents and only one living > child who is not willing to do any DNA testing at all at this time. So, > unless new technology is found for working with atDNA am I correct in > thinking my best results would always be from a program such as GEDMATCH? > > I am in constant awe of the folks who post here and freely share so much > knowledge. Thanks to all. Linda > > > > > ______________________________ > 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 >