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BIRTH PARENT SEARCH TIPS
BIRTH PARENT SEARCH PROCESS FLOW

BEGINNER'S SEARCH CHECKLIST
04
MOST RECENT COMMON ANCESTOR (MRCA)
Know the Methodology
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Identify your closest match
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Find the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) you share with the match using your shared matches tool
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Build a tree for your MRCA “back” (if needed)
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Build the MRCA’s tree “forward” into the present
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Repeat for more matches
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Determine where the descendants of these MRCAs intersect and connect
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