DNA for Genealogy
What is DNA? Autosomal DNA Mitochondrial DNA Y-DNA DNA Test Process Y DNA Results DNA Mutations Y-DNA Markers More Y-DNA Markers Y-DNA TMRCA Y-Chromosome SNPs Y-DNA Haplogroups mtDNA interpretation mtDNA Haplogroups DNA Testing Companies DNA Links Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor
TMRCA is the most likely time back to a common paternal ancestor. The closer the match, the closer the time. TMRCA can also mean the year of birth of a common ancestor:
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