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Originally Posted by PA2UK
MyHeritage are probably the next best option in terms of providing the second largest genealogical records database on the internet, and also offering DNA services. Their ethnicity report is poor though, and their DNA match database is much smaller. Their records database is about half the size of Ancestry's, but they charge you more than half of Ancestry's prices. So it's overall lesser value if you ask me. And if you're looking for subscription free DNA services, this is not it - they have certain DNA tools behind their subscription paywall.
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They announced at RootsTech that they will be releasing "Ethnicity Estimate 2.0" around the end of June this year. They acknowledged that their current ethnicity estimates leave much to be desired, and haven't changed significantly since they started offering them in 2016. But they claim to have been working for the last two years to completely revamp their algorithms and add many more populations, greatly improving accuracy.
The catch is that you have to have tested on their chip from 2019 or onwards to get the update. So apparently you won't get it if you did the autosomal transfer from another company.
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