I met my third cousin on Ancestry. Even though we share just 1% of our DNA, we used ChatGPT to connect the dots between generations. Here's how and what we learned.

Thanks to ancestry kits, two families in California learned they have a distant ancestor whose identity has never been found.

DNA testing programs have flourished within the past few years, with more than 26 million people taking at-home ancestry ...

AND WHEN WE FIND PEOPLE WITH MATCHING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA, THEY HAVE TO SHARE A COMMON MATERNAL ANCESTRY ... AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH FAMILY COME TO LIFE THROUGH CARRY ON.

A traditional DNA profile also was developed ... to the FBI forensic genetic genealogy team. With the new details, further investigation led to potential family members of the unidentified ...