Our latest patent-pending bioinformatic process for the analysis of your DNA matches!
Our CMA process was designed to provide researchers with actionable intelligence by tabulating the In Common With DNA matches of up to 26 known family members.
CMA provides researchers with two types of information:
- CMA sorts DNA matches into Genetic Complexes — collections of individuals connected to you through a Most Recent Common Ancestral Couple (MRCAC). Genetic Complexes may be further analyzed using our AASK process.
- CMA can also rank individual In Common With matches according to a variety of properties — including how many of the 26 CMA Test Subjects an individual matches. We call this property the magnitude of the individual's ACS Classification (|ACS Class|).
Analyzing the potentially hundreds — even thousands — of individuals in a Genetic Complex using AASK requires the full set of DNA matches for each individual in the complex, and assembling hundreds of sets of DNA matches is something that is likely beyond the capabilities of anyone without unlimited access to a DNA testing provider.
Reverse-CMA (R-CMA) was created to evaluate unknown individuals who share DNA with several CMA test subjects. Unlike AASK, R-CMA only requires one additional set of DNA matches, making the process a practical alternative for data-mining your DNA matches one case at a time.
Our 6th Case Study provides some insight into the thinking behind Reverse-CMA.
You can download our Reverse-CMA Workbook here — and don't forget our Reverse-CMA Quick Guide!
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