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How DNA matching can complicate family narratives

My ancestry DNA connected me with distant cousins who have completely different versions of our shared ancestor's story.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Multiple family lines preserving conflicting stories about shared ancestors reveals the subjective nature of inherited truth.

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