Understanding Your Y-DNA Results Contents - Genebase

Map: Click here to view
where your matches are
currently located
Name of
matching
individual: Click
here to view the
profile page of
the matching
individual.
GTB-DYR, VERSION 2.4, LAST UPDATED MAY 15, 2012 Downloading Y-DNA Results
5. Below is an example of the Y-DNA search results screen. All people in the database who are a close match to your Y-
DNA profile will be listed.
Ethnicity: Click here
to sort your matches
by ethnicity
List: Click here
to sort your
matches in a list
view
TMRCA: Click this button to
calculate how many generations
ago you and the matching
individual shared a common
Paternal ancestor.
Genetic Distance:
Genetic distance refers to
the number of
mismatches between your
DNA and the DNA of the
person you are comparing
against. A genetic
distance of “0” is a perfect
match.
Compare markers: Click this
button to compare your markers
against the matching individual.
Matching Markers:
Matching markers refers to
the number of STR markers
that are matching versus
the total number of STR
markers compared between
two individuals.
Contact matches: Click this
button to contact the matching
individual. A pop-up window
will appear which allows you
to write an internal message
to the matching individual.
The more STR markers compared, the more stringent the comparison. Please remember that the number of markers compared depends on the
number of markers you have tested versus the number of markers the other individual has tested. For example, if you had tested 91 markers, but
the person that you are comparing against only tested 20 markers so far, then the maximum number of markers that can be compared is 20
markers, until the other individual tests more markers.
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