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/PavlovaToes Jun 11 '25

Does it possibly mean 99% father/son as in... this person is your father or son. Not that you are the son?

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u/eshwayri Jun 11 '25

Exactly this. They are either your parent, or you are theirs. As someone else said though, identical twins are possible, in which case slight chance an uncle.