LAKE DNA Project - Most Distant Ancestor


The Most Distant Ancestor for each tester reflects that proved with a paper trail.

The chart below reflects the chance of two testers sharing a common ancestor within a specified number of generations based upon the number of matching markers.


MRCA = Most Recent Common Ancestor
1 generation = 25 years

                  Probability for MRCA

 Number     50% (MRCA       90% (MRCA       95% (MRCA
  of         no more         no more         no more
matching    than this       than this       than this
 markers    number of       number of       number of
           generations)    generations)    generations)
 
11 of 12       17              39              47
12 of 12        7              23              29

23 of 25       11              23              27
24 of 25        7              16              20
25 of 25        3              10              13

35 of 37        6              12              14
36 of 37        4               8              10
37 of 37        2               5               7

65 of 67        6              12              14
66 of 67        4               8               9
67 of 67        2               4               6