AncestryDNA® Ethnicity Regions & Communities Tips

We’re excited to help you understand the math and science behind your AncestryDNA® Story. These articles explain how ethnicity estimates and communities are created and how to best interpret your results.

Introducing your ethnicity estimate

Introducing your AncestryDNA communities

What types of regions are in my ethnicity estimate?

What is a reference panel?

How are communities identified?

How are DNA communities used in my Origins results?

Why you might have more (or less) of a certain region...

How is the range calculated?

How do I get assigned to communities?

Why do some communities move?

How does SideView™ technology split your results by parent?

How does ethnicity inheritance work?

How does AncestryDNA discover the stories behind communities?

What do the dots and lines on the map represent?

Whitepaper Ethnicity

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Will I get communities for all the places my family is from?

How will communities change over time?

Why is a close family member assigned to a community that I don’t have?

Who are the other people in my communities?

Whitepaper Communities

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