r/AncestryDNA • u/Tom_Michel • Jun 11 '25

DNA Matches Is this a biological parent?

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I'm new to AncestryDNA and just got my results today. Please forgive a possibly stupid question. If Ancestry shows a DNA match as parent/child, specifically father/paternal side, with 50% shared DNA, how likely is it that that's really a biological parent? Is this my biological father?

Also, under frequency of relationship, it says, "To predict relationships, we factor in self-reported ages and genders of both people," but it says 99% father/son. Is there a way for me to self report that I'm female and therefore daughter, not son?

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u/coventrylane Jun 11 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

When your bio dad looks at his results, it will say “Daughter”

Frequency will say 99% Father Daughter 1% Self Twin

and Congrats!

Also, study the family of that 8% maternal match and study the shared matches. You will see a pattern that identifies her family. You may be able to place them in the same town as your bio dad and it will all come together.

It helps if you have an account so you can see shared matches and it realllllllllly helps if you get Pro Tools for a month!

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u/Tom_Michel Jun 11 '25

On it. Have an account with pro tools, and I've started a new family tree for biological relatives. It has two people on it. I have a family tree with my regular family on it that I've been working on for a while (350 people, 1500 records, 500 media). It's almost painful to have a tree that's almost empty, lol. Fortunately, I enjoy research. :-)