ReferenceDNA
What merging two kits does to the matches
When you merge two kits of the same person, the matches, shared-match links and segments of the merged kit move to the surviving kit, so every engine reads them as that person's matches once - the branch engine, the kit bridges and the cousin search included. If the same match was already on the surviving kit, that row is kept and only filled in with what it lacked - a note, a group label, a haplogroup; the second copy is marked as a duplicate, never deleted. Unmerge moves everything back exactly as it was. Nothing is deleted, and the merged kit keeps its raw file, its consent and its person link.
Step-by-step guides
- Get your DNA matches5 steps
- Upload raw DNA4 steps
- Import a large match list5 steps
- Read your matches4 steps
- Sort matches into groups5 steps
- Use AutoClusters4 steps
- Compare shared segments4 steps
- Link a kit to a person4 steps
Read more
- How you get your DNA matches here DNA
- What DNA is used for here DNA
- Which DNA files we accept DNA
- We do not fetch your DNA from anywhere DNA
Need help with this step?Ask the assistant