How accurate is myheritage dna matches?

[happycow]

I decided to log into myheritage after a long time, and I have match that shows up as an identical twin? wtf? :confused: This just not seem possible and must be a bug? Because their birthdate is not the same as mine. And we share 99.4% dna according to them. Any explanations?

EDIT: Twas a glitch. Mystery solved lol

[Beowulf]

For me was super accurate it helped me a lot with my tree and there was also family that i knew that i matched with them i reccomend it bcs MyHeritage have a lot of Users so the probability to find a close match is pretty high

[Jingle Bell]

For me was Pretty good!
I find rly close relatives from my state, also looks like all my top 5 relatives are from the same tred and ALL have 1 or 2 Portuguese genetic group (s), prob we share a portuguese imigrant in our family.

[MandM]

I decided to log into myheritage after a long time, and I have match that shows up as an identical twin? wtf? :confused: This just not seem possible and must be a bug? Because their birthdate is not the same as mine. And we share 99.4% dna according to them. Any explanations?

Have you made contact with this person? See if he has been adopted maby, try come to the bottom why you have so much dna in commom

[happycow]

Have you made contact with this person? See if he has been adopted maby, try come to the bottom why you have so much dna in commom

I sent him a message. His dna results are very similar to mine, and has a Jewish name. :confused:

[MandM]

so exciting! imagine if you have a brother but you didn't know about it, but of course sadly at the same time, hope everything works out if that is the case

[Grace O'Malley]

I decided to log into myheritage after a long time, and I have match that shows up as an identical twin? wtf? :confused: This just not seem possible and must be a bug? Because their birthdate is not the same as mine. And we share 99.4% dna according to them. Any explanations?

It doesn't seem possible. It could be some glitch. I know if you have more kits uploaded you match yourself 99.9%. :) Anyway how very interesting.

Regarding MyHeritage it isn't the most accurate but the raw dna is very good. I'm sure it has some good tools you can utilise as well. Let us know about the twin? :)

[happycow]

It doesn't seem possible. It could be some glitch. I know if you have more kits uploaded you match yourself 99.9%. :) Anyway how very interesting.

Regarding MyHeritage it isn't the most accurate but the raw dna is very good. I'm sure it has some good tools you can utilise as well. Let us know about the twin? :)

I had assumed it would be possible due to have 2 kits, however this person has a different location, different age, different name (His name is written in hebrew) so its confusing me.

Should I delete one of the kits and see if this person still appears?

[Grace O'Malley]

I had assumed it would be possible due to have 2 kits, however this person has a different location, different age, different name (His name is written in hebrew) so its confusing me.

Should I delete one of the kits and see if this person still appears?

No if they have a different name and different location they aren't you. :) How intriguing and strange. They aren't a twin because they are a different age and anyway I'm sure you would know if you were a twin. I don't know how it would be possible for a different person to share 99.4%. I think it's got to be a glitch.

[happycow]

No if they have a different name and different location they aren't you. :) How intriguing and strange. They aren't a twin because they are a different age and anyway I'm sure you would know if you were a twin. I don't know how it would be possible for a different person to share 99.4%. I think it's got to be a glitch.

Thanks :) I did message them anways, so will see if they actually respond. But I am thinking it has to be an glitch as well :)

[Grace O'Malley]

Thanks :) I did message them anways, so will see if they actually respond. But I am thinking it has to be an glitch as well :)

Yes I would definitely message them. I wonder if they are really confused as well? Anyway it's something interesting. Tell us the outcome.

[happycow]

Yes I would definitely message them. I wonder if they are really confused as well? Anyway it's something interesting. Tell us the outcome.

Will do! :)

[InmostLight]

I decided to log into myheritage after a long time, and I have match that shows up as an identical twin? wtf? :confused: This just not seem possible and must be a bug? Because their birthdate is not the same as mine. And we share 99.4% dna according to them. Any explanations?

Someone probably cloned you in secret, be careful handing out DNA samples ;)

[MandM]

Of course as you said it could be a glich, i mean one of my aunts got over 20 thousend distante relatives, when my Mother and other aunt got around 3 thousend, and they are all sisters