AutoClusters and Clusters

How clusters are built from your uploads, and what a cluster can and cannot tell you.

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How it works

Clusters: matches grouped by shared matchesCluster 1Cluster 2Cluster 3Cluster =one branch of your family

the two matches share DNA with each other

Clusters: matches grouped by shared matches

Steps

  1. Get a cluster source

    Either upload an AutoCluster export from MyHeritage or Genetic Affairs, or attach match lists to a kit so clusters can be computed from them.

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    Get a cluster source
    Get a cluster source

  2. Open the kit's clusters

    Open DNA, pick the kit and open its clusters view. Each cluster is a group of matches who share matches with each other.

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    Open the kit's clusters
    Open the kit's clusters

  3. Read a cluster as a branch

    A cluster points at a branch of your family. Use the people in it to decide which line to research next.

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    Read a cluster as a branch
    Read a cluster as a branch

  4. Check for endogamy

    In endogamous communities shared matches turn up across branches that are genuinely separate. Read large mixed clusters with care.

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    Check for endogamy
    Check for endogamy

Good to know

TipClusters work best with more match lists on the same kit. Import every company's list you have.
Good to knowClusters are on Pro and Premium plans.
How we work with evidenceA cluster does not measure how closely you are related to the people inside it, and it never creates a relative on its own.

About this

Clusters come from an AutoCluster export you upload, or are computed from the match lists already attached to a kit. A cluster points at a branch. It does not measure how closely you are related to the people inside it.

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