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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she really wants to find her bio mom, it is best to test with all of the companies. If she can’t afford to do that, I would recommend one with a chromosome browser. That rules out ancestry. Ancestry does have more members and therefore more potential matches but think figuring things out without a chromosome browser is extremely difficult. IMO, it is particularly important to have a chromosome browse when you are dealing with someone who is probably 100% one particular ethnicity. There are a number of sites and groups on the web that help adoptees. The person you were looking for is a search angel. To begin though, your daughter should find out which testing company is most popular in her birth country.It may not be a company which has the most members worldwide. After she gets her results, she should upload them to GedMatch.com.This will allow her to compare her results with others on GedMatch  who have tested with different companies. Please note that in some countries DNA testing for non-medical purposes is illegal. You need to find out whether it is legal in her home country. If it is not, then go with the biggest testing company with a chromosome browser, which is probably 23 and me. Again though before testing check out how much the various companies break down her region of birth. Every testing company uses Different regions. You won’t want to test with a company that has Eastern Europe listed as one region.[/quote]

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I haven’t read the whole thread but my late father was born in the UK during WWII and adopted shortly after the war. Amazingly, I was able to ID both his birth mother and birth father (unmarried) with Ancestry, GEDmatch, luck and cooperative relatives! The above is good advice. [/quote]

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