Base report
Combined Analysis
500 credits
AutoCluster, AutoTree, AutoKinship, AutoSegment, opposite-segment views, chromosome painting and available haplogroup context in one connected report.
Available outside the free tier.
Combined Analysis
Explore your FamilyTreeDNA matches, shared segments, common ancestors and predicted relationship trees in one connected report, with an optional AI addition for written summaries and research leads.
See Combined Analysis in action
Watch the feature walkthrough, then explore the animated examples below.These examples use fake demonstration data and aliases.
Key Features
Shared-match clusters
Explore the AutoCluster chart, shared-cM heat map and linked cluster and match tables.
Common ancestors
Use AutoTree to compare available family trees and investigate shared ancestor connections.
Reconstructed relationships
Review AutoKinship relationship-tree hypotheses built from shared DNA amounts.
Shared segments
Compare AutoSegment groups and opposite-side segment patterns alongside shared-match evidence.
Chromosome painter
Expand chromosomes, spotlight matches and clusters, and inspect the evidence behind a segment.
Haplogroup context
Explore available Y-DNA and mtDNA information alongside your matches and clusters.
Optional AI analysis
Add per-cluster written reports and a whole-kit overview for 250 additional credits.
Connected report
Download and unzip the report, then follow its linked views in your browser.
Documentation and exports
Follow the full user guide and use the included Cluster Auto Painter exports in DNA Painter.
How to get started*
*Combined Analysis runs on FamilyTreeDNA data and is available to customers outside the free tier. The optional AI addition requires an active subscription.Choose Combined Analysis
From your FamilyTreeDNA profile, start an analysis and choose Combined Analysis. Review total shared cM and the available match-selection options.
Select the AI option
The base report costs 500 credits. Add AI for 250 additional credits if you want written cluster reports and an overview: 750 credits in total.
Download and explore
Complete the sign-in and verification steps, check the cost summary and run the analysis. When ready, download and unzip the full report before opening its main HTML file.
Find the patterns with AutoCluster
Colored clusters group matches who share DNA with one another. Explore the shared-match matrix, switch to a shared-cM heat map, or inspect a cluster and its members.Compare the same chromosome regions
AutoSegment combines overlapping DNA segments with shared-match information. The opposite-segment view highlights overlaps between matches who do not match one another, helping you investigate the two parental copies. Overlap alone does not establish a common ancestor.Connect the DNA patterns to family trees
AutoTree compares available trees to find ancestors shared by your matches and, where available, your own tree. Follow those connections alongside AutoKinship’s reconstructed relationship hypotheses.See where the connections fall
Paint shared segments across your chromosomes, expand individual chromosomes and spotlight matches or ICW clusters. Add ancestor colors and a family-tree view to connect chromosome regions with your research.View matches on the Y-DNA and mtDNA trees
Where haplogroup information is available, view matches on the Y-DNA and mtDNA trees alongside shared-cM and cluster information. These views add lineage context to your autosomal research.Add AI analysis to your report
Let the AI review the evidence produced by the combined methods and turn it into written summaries. The underlying charts, trees and chromosome views form the base Combined Analysis; the AI option adds a written interpretation.Per-cluster analysis
Read a summary of a cluster’s matches, common ancestors, segments and predicted relationships, with suggested directions for further research.
An overview of the whole kit
Review the clusters with promising ancestral leads and the evidence behind those suggestions before deciding where to focus.
Review the evidence behind each lead
AI summaries can contain errors. Treat proposed ancestors and relationships as hypotheses and confirm them with documentary research and genetic evidence. Read the validation guide.
Match names are replaced with neutral labels before the AI briefing is sent to the language model, then restored in the finished report.
The AI addition costs 250 credits on top of the 500-credit Combined Analysis. Combined Analysis is available to customers outside the free tier; the AI addition requires an active subscription.
Choose your analysis
Both options run on FamilyTreeDNA data. Combined Analysis is available to customers outside the free tier; the AI addition requires an active Genetic Affairs subscription.Optional addition
AI analysis
+250 credits
Add per-cluster written analysis and a whole-kit AI overview to your Combined Analysis.
750 credits total with Combined Analysis.
Active subscription required.
Check out our Combined Analysis FAQ
Find answers about the report, the AI addition, access and interpretation. For step-by-step instructions, see the Combined Analysis documentation.
Combined Analysis FAQ
The base Combined Analysis costs 500 credits. The optional AI addition costs another 250 credits, making 750 credits in total. Combined Analysis is available to customers outside the free tier; the AI addition requires an active subscription.
Combined Analysis runs on FamilyTreeDNA data. Available results depend on your DNA matches, linked family trees, segment data and haplogroup information.
Shared-match clustering, segment analysis and DNA-based relationship hypotheses can be useful without complete family trees. AutoTree’s common-ancestor findings depend on the trees available for your kit and matches.
They are hypotheses to investigate. Confirm proposed connections with documentary records and independent genetic evidence.
Yes. The 500-credit Combined Analysis provides the connected analysis views. Choose the AI addition when you also want per-cluster written reports and a whole-kit overview.
Combined Analysis is available to customers outside the free tier and follows the same match limits as the other members-area analyses: up to 200 analyzed matches without an active subscription and up to 400 with one. It is not available in the free tier, which allows up to 50 matches for the other analyses. These are match-count limits, separate from credit balances; settings and available data can result in fewer matches.
Yes. The online documentation includes the complete Combined Analysis guide: setup, total shared cM, report navigation, chromosome painting, AI interpretation and troubleshooting. Open the documentation