Ancestry Pro Tools and DNA matches

I am working on citations for DNA match data that is now available with Ancestry's Pro Tools. I started with the general citation for DNA matches at Ancestry:

"AncestryDNA results for [test taker]," on-request report, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed date), predicting [x] genetic relationship with [match] sharing [#] cM across [#] DNA segments.

When creating the citation for the DNA shared between a match and a shared match, should be still include the shared DNA with the test taker? For example:

"AncestryDNA results for [test taker]," on-request report, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed date), predicting [x] genetic relationship with [match] sharing [#] cM across [#] DNA segments and predicting [x] genetic relationship with [match] and [shared match] sharing [#] cM across [#] DNA segments.

Or is it sufficient to cite just the DNA data between the match and shared match? For example:

"AncestryDNA results for [test taker]," on-request report, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed date), predicting [x] genetic relationship with [match] and [shared match] sharing [#] cM across [#] DNA segments.

TIA for any feedback or suggestions.

Submitted byEEon Sun, 08/31/2025 - 09:31

Kristin, if the amount of DNA shared with the match is not stated in the text of your discussion, then it needs to be included in your citation.