Will the result be exactly the same for each member of my family?

Will the result be exactly the same for each member of my family?

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It depends on how far back the family line goes. If you're looking at a very, very distant cousin, the results might be slightly different. What you would expect is for your common ancestor to have a particular pattern, a type, and to pass it on to all of his descendents. So if for example you were tested, you would either be very similar to him or be exact, and you'd expect all the cousins or the male descendents to be the same, or similar. So the results might not be identical, but they would certainly be recognizably similar.