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Appendix 4 of the results report shows the raw data sorted by genetic distance. What is genetic distance?

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Appendix 4 of the results report shows the raw data sorted by genetic distance. What is genetic distance?

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Genetic distance is a value which represents the number of non-matches between your haplotype and another haplotype. For example, if you have 3 non-matches, your genetic distance is 3. The smaller the value of genetic distance, the more recent that two individuals shared a common ancestor.