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Unrelated individuals can share identity by descent segments from distant common ancestors.

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Is it true that unrelated individuals can share identity by descent segments from distant common ancestors?

Yes. Unrelated individuals commonly share identity-by-descent segments inherited from distant common ancestors, which forms the basis of modern genealogical and population genetic analyses.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved papers consistently support the principle that individuals can be shown to share identity-by-descent (IBD) segments originating from common ancestors, utilizing various modern genomic and statistical methods. There are no papers refuting this claim.

Evidence for · 4
Identity-by-descent segments in large samples
2024
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Temple, S. D. & Thompson, E. A. (2024). Identity-by-descent segments in large samples. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.05.597656

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A rapid accurate approach to inferring pedigrees in endogamous populations.
2025
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CM, W., BA, S., SD, S., N, F., DR, A., RA, M., H, W., KC, B., E, L., RK, J., CR, G., S, R., & BM, H. (2025). A rapid accurate approach to inferring pedigrees in endogamous populations.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf094

Fast simulation of identity-by-descent segments
2024
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Temple, S. D., Browning, S. R., & Thompson, E. A. (2024). Fast simulation of identity-by-descent segments. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.12.13.628449

clusIBD: Robust Detection of Identity-by-descent Segments Using Unphased Genetic Data from Poor-quality Samples.
2025
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(李燃), L. R., (臧钰), Z. Y., (刘震棠), L. Z., (杨静怡), Y. J., (汪娜娜), W. N., (刘佳俊), L. J., (吴恩霖), W. E., (乌日嘎), W. R., & (孙宏钰), S. H. (2025). clusIBD: Robust Detection of Identity-by-descent Segments Using Unphased Genetic Data from Poor-quality Samples.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/gpbjnl/qzaf055

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The retrieved papers consistently support the principle that individuals can be shown to share identity-by-descent (IBD) segments originating from common ancestors, utilizing various modern genomic and statistical methods. There are no papers refuting this claim.

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