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Testing site features

23andMe clustering

Last month I found out 23andMe had launched a beta clustering tool, DNA Relatives Clustering. This is available to paid 23andme+ members who have opted in. Initially, there was no documentation beyond a Reddit post, but the feature is clearly powerful, with the ability to customize cM thresholds and target specific matches. There is now

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Opinion Tools

Genealogy and DNA: a review of 2025

A quick recap on what has been an eventful year for genealogists and those working with DNA, covering genealogy/testing company releases, artificial intelligence, and DNA Painter activities.

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My genealogy Opinion

My first experiments with AncestryDNA Custom Clusters

I had the chance to experiment with AncestryDNA Custom Clusters. In this article I talk about how it worked out for two sample brick walls.

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Brick walls Havant My genealogy

DNA isn’t helping much with this brick wall…

A summary of a brick wall where DNA doesn’t currently seem to be able to help.

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New Features Tools

New in the matrix tool: enhanced charts, sorting, and more…

Read about the latest enhancements to the DNA matrix tool.

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Tips Tools

Recent improvements to the matrix tool

Since I launched the matrix tool, there have been many great suggestions for improvements, and I’ve just released an update that includes several of these.

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New Features Tools

Shared DNA at a glance: the new DNA matrix tool

I’m pleased to announce the new DNA matrix tool at DNA Painter, which lets you visualize and analyze how much DNA a group of testers share with each other.

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DNA Diary My genealogy

DNA Diary: A promising Dawson connection

I’m experimenting with writing up my DNA genealogy research. This week: a new Dawson match. I feel tantalisingly close to a breakthrough!

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Lectures and Appearances New Features

Show special extended + looking back at RootsTech 2025

I just got back from an action-packed week in Salt Lake City, Utah, where DNA Painter was an exhibitor at the RootsTech conference.

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Every step Tips

Ancestral trees at DNA Painter: every step

An ancestral tree at DNA Painter is an interactive chart of just one person’s direct line: this person, plus all their known direct ancestors. This post describes the steps involved in creating one.

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