Question

Where do i find my GEDmatch ID and what does it look like.

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Please note that the answers refer to two different things - "Gedmatch ID" and "kit number".  When you register on gedmatch.com, you are given a gedmatch ID.  This is NOT what you use to enter your DNA test information on WikiTree … here you use the kit number.

Answer 1

You'll have to upload your raw DNA data to GEDMatch to be supplied a GEDmatch ID which will be a series of letters and numbers. (You download your raw DNA data from the website of whatever testing company you used to test your DNA.)

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do i need to pay for any advanced services at GEDmatch dot com to make this work?

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I didn't pay anything and I have a GEDMatch ID. They've changed since I did it over a year ago, so perhaps others will be able to tell you for sure how it is now.

Answer 2

In addition to Nelda's informative answer, I thought I would answer from the perspective of the kit number. The kit number is an alphanumeric code. Those originally uploaded to GEDmatch classic had a one letter prefix corresponding to the testing site origin (e.g. A=Ancestry, H=MyHeritage, etc.) followed by six numerals. The kits originally uploaded to Genesis begin with two randomly assigned letters followed by seven numerals. Wikitree members add the kit number to their profile (not the raw DNA file).

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