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    1. Re: [DNA] Matches on Ancestry Circles
    2. Eric S Johnson via
    3. Concomitant with Jim's mention (below) of asterisks, has anyone come up with an optimal way to "mark," in a family tree (whichever PC program or online tree creation site you use), the degree to which a relationship has been confirmed by DNA? I'm thinking of a kind of heat map. If I could mark in my tree that there's simply no doubt that I'm my parents' kid (because DNA "proves" it), and similarly cousins, and 2nd cousins etc. ... but some of these relationships are "sure" (really close ones) and some are merely "more sure than if I didn't have DNA" (7th cousins) ... ? I'm looking for some way to start building a "wisdom of the crowds" tree *which takes account of DNA*. Similarly, is there any GEDCOM-standard way of attaching a GEDmatch kit number to a person's record? > From: genealogy-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:genealogy-dna- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Bartlett via > I've found that Circles depend primarily on the basic info for each ancestor: > name, dates, places. If you and another Match list the same info, you'll get a > Circle. If either of you inserts an asterisk (or an Ahnentafel number, or a middle

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