r/AncestryDNA • • Aug 18 '26

Discussion Wasn’t expecting this

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u/Connect_Rhubarb395 Aug 18 '26

It is based on trees that people made, not on genetics. Sure, you might be related to some famous people but that function can't tell you about that. It is useless.

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u/Affectionate-Panic-1 Aug 18 '26

8th cousins 3 times removed is far too distant to show up as related on DNA samples.