The Family Finder’s relationship ranges cover most of the possible relationships between two people. It takes into account several factors. These include the total number of shared DNA segments (blocks) and the total number of centiMorgans (cM). For the Immediate and Close relationship ranges, this is highly accurate. The nature of autosomal DNA means that the expected values will vary more in the Distant range. This means that the ranges are wider, but they are still accurate within a given range. However, the Remote relationship ranges are somewhat speculative.
Possible Relationship Ranges
Possible Predicted Relationships at each range:
Match Level |
Predicted Relationship |
Immediate |
Parent/Child, Identical Twin/Self |
Immediate |
Full Sibling |
Immediate |
Sibling, Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Grandparent/Grandchild |
Immediate |
Half Sibling, Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Grandparent/Grandchild |
Close |
Half Sibling, Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Grandparent/Grandchild - 1st Cousin |
Close |
Half Sibling, Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Grandparent/Grandchild - 1st Cousin 1x Removed |
Close |
1st Cousin, Great/Half-Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Great Grandparent/Grandchild |
Close |
1st Cousin - 2nd Cousin, Great/Half-Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Great Grandparent/Grandchild |
Close |
1st Cousin - 3rd Cousin, Great/Half-Uncle/Aunt/Niece/Nephew, Great Grandparent/Grandchild |
Close |
2nd Cousin - 3rd Cousin |
Distant |
2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin |
Distant |
3rd Cousin - 4th Cousin |
Distant |
3rd Cousin - 5th Cousin |
Remote |
4th Cousin - Remote Cousin |
Remote |
5th Cousin - Remote Cousin |