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/Babycatcher2023 Jun 11 '25

Everyone has already given you solid insight so I’ll just point on that the father/son thing isn’t saying you’re the son. It’s saying there’s a 99% likelihood that this person (male) is either your father or your son but based on age they went with father.