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DNA: dilemmas & diplomacy
Re: FT April Q&A pages. [See also the family tree, facing page]. I have read with interest this conundrum as to how to tackle the DNA situation diplomatically, and tend to agree with Adèle Emm that without knowing ‘H’, the grandson of the incestuous relationship, I would be inclined not to tell in the first instance.
Instead, I would just say I think that ‘G’ and ‘H’ are 2nd cousins through shared greatgrandparents ‘A’ and ‘B’.
‘H’’s descent from ‘B’ and ‘D’ makes him a half first cousin once removed through ‘B’ (not half second cousins as suggested). However, if ‘H’ chooses to look closely at his DNA matches it is very likely that he will find that the amount he shares with ‘G’ will be a lot higher than the normal.