Problems with Shared Centimorgans 

A centimorgan (cM) is just a unit of measure for DNA. I know, it sounds very sciency. For those who are acquainted with the cM, you may know they are very helpful in helping you determine your relationship with someone else. In fact, the more you get into genetic genealogy, the more you rely on centimorgans to predict your relationships.
But centimorgans can't always tell you the whole story. After watching this video you will have a better idea of what your cM's CANNOT do, which might be more important than what they CAN do. What do you think?
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