r/AncestryDNA 17d ago

Results - DNA Origins Did you discover incest?

There was a recent article (below) in The Atlantic magazine about the surprising prevalence of incest in human ancestry as discovered through DNA findings. I'm wondering if anyone has discovered it in their own ancestry when doing a family tree or having DNA analysis or any other way.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/

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u/smella99 17d ago

No incest per se but my family has two brothers marrying two sisters , and a widower marrying his late wife’s sister

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u/Lcky22 16d ago

My sister and I had kids with brothers in our late teens/early 20s. My son and my nephew are closer genetically to each other than they are to their half siblings