Ann, this image seems to be blacked out... Mary Alice ............you sent..................... Date: Jan 12, 2012 10:40 AM I'm not certain this is what you're asking, but longer segments generally mean that your common ancestor is more recent. That is a broad statement about large samples, and there is a lot of variability in individual cases. Perhaps this diagram of segments found between a mother/son and their cousin will serve to illustrate the range of what you might see going from one generation to the next: http://dnacousins.com/Fam_Inheritance_recomb_example.GIF Ann Turner ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com

I just now checked the URL using Internet Explorer, and the image came up OK. Might you have some settings that prevent displays of graphic files? Ann On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:21 AM, M. A. Farrell <[email protected]>wrote: > Ann, this image seems to be blacked out... Mary Alice > > ............you sent..................... > Date: Jan 12, 2012 10:40 AM > I'm not certain this is what you're asking, but longer segments generally > mean that your common ancestor is more recent. That is a broad statement > about large samples, and there is a lot of variability in individual cases. > Perhaps this diagram of segments found between a mother/son and their > cousin will serve to illustrate the range of what you might see going from > one generation to the next: > > http://dnacousins.com/Fam_Inheritance_recomb_example.GIF > > Ann Turner >