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Why does my Free Ancestry report show different results from my Deep Ancestry report?

Why your Free Ancestry and Deep Ancestry reports can show different results.

The older Free Ancestry analysis used a different method — it only looked at Chromosome 1 and relied heavily on imputation (filling in gaps in your data). That approach could create false positives, especially for small ancestry segments.

Deep Ancestry is more accurate: it analyzes all your chromosomes and minimizes imputation. If you see differences between the two, Deep Ancestry is the one to trust.

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