What is the Y-DNA Relative Match Index (RMI)?
During comparison, a panel of STR markers in the Y-Chromosome are analyzed and compared to a diverse population set. The number of shared markers are analyzed and a Relative Match Index (RMI) is calculated. The RMI is a measure of how closely your genetic profile matches those of the given population group and shows how closely you match that populations as compared to all other populations in the comparison. For example, a RMI of 100 means that you are 100 times more likely to belong to that population set as compared to the rest of the populations in the list of populations compared. A match of 200 means that you are 200 times more likely to belong to that population than all the other populations. To determine how closely you match one population versus another, take of the ratio of the two populations. For example, if you are matching Switzerland at a value of 89, it means that you are 89 times more likely to have originated from Switzerland than from the other populations in the l
