Diana Elder discusses how to create effective DNA leads charts. She explains that the Leeds method was developed to help adoptees cluster DNA matches into groups. She recommends starting with matches sharing 90-400 centiMorgans, assigning colors to second cousins to designate grandparent lines, then coloring shared matches accordingly. Diana notes leads charts can show more groups than four if descendants of first cousins are included. She advises diagramming close matches first to determine proper generational level before creating the leads chart. Diana shares tips like using AncestryDNA's ThruLines and adding relationship notes. Overall, she provides strategies to enable properly configured leads charts that distinguish branches in four grandparent lines.
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