Lori, like Margaret said, siblings will not all have the same matches.  You get about 50% of your DNA from each parent and it's completely random as to what 50% you get.  So, your sibling will likely get a lot of DNA you didn't get from them and vice versa.  That's why it's an excellent idea to test your sibling even though it might not seem like it, since they're so closely related to you. the dna-newbie list is a great place to learn, though a lot of the discussions there are somewhat advanced too.  But you can ask very newbie type questions and the people on the list are very helpful.  Barton On Wed, Jul 06, 2016 at 01:29 PM, Lori via wrote: > I have a basic (very basic) question about the DNA test. I know there > are > lists to discuss the DNA tests, but they aren't basic enough for me. > Later > when I have more time I'm will delve into this and get up to speed. > > > I took the Ancestry DNA test for myself. We are going on a trip where > we'll > see a family member and I bought the test for him. He agreed to take > it. > He's my brother. Is it possible that the test will show him to be > related > to people that I'm not related to? And BTW, is there a list on > rootsweb or > someplace else which has discussions about DNA which are more basic? > > ~Lori > > > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to > roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >