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[quote=Anonymous]Test with Ancestry. It doesn't allow uploads from any other company.

Upload your 23andme results  --or Ancestry results, but since you already have 23 it makes sense to use 23-- to My Heritage, Family Tree DNA and, if your background is British Isles, to MyLivingDNA. There is often a fee involved, but it's less than full testing.

If your sister is willing to test, have her test with Ancestry and 23 and me and upload to the others plus GedMatch. Remember, as a half-sister, the person you are trying to reach will share ABOUT 25% of your DNA and your sister but the 25% will not be exactly the same and your half-sister may share more DNA with one of you. (First cousins are also about 25% but the amount of DNA I share with first cousins varies a LOT.)

On 23andme, check your "Family Tree" periodically. Unlike Ancestry, 23andme makes a family tree for you based ONLY on DNA. Not all of your DNA relatives will be included, but some will. If your half-sister has children or grandchildren who test with 23andme, they may show up in your family tree or in your sister's.

It sounds like your mom would like to find her bio daughter. If so, have her check the laws of the state where the child was adopted. Some states have registries. If both parent and child register saying they would welcome contact, the state will let them both know. That's how a friend of mine found her birth daughter. As soon as her daughter turned 18, my friend sent her own info to the registry. Nothing happened for a year. Then, through a fluke, her birth daughter found out that the state had a registry and registered. It was a great way to make contact because they both knew the other wanted contact before initiating it.

Good luck!

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