Chapter Twenty-Eight“So it's him but not him?” Tina had one eyebrow raised in confusion.
“It's a relative,” Clare answered. “Autosomal DNA is shared between family members. The more distant you are the less you share. Kids share fifty percent with their parents for example. A match of this type puts it at either a great grandparent or a cousin. Harley is on the database because we all are. This test could have picked up any member of his family, or shown that we were related if that had been the case.”
Tina scanned the information again. “Just Harley, which is damning in his case. Your name's nowhere to be seen, sweets. Doesn't matter what Harley claims now. If they check your samples against these, they'll find nothing in common. You're clear.”
“That's a relief,” agreed Clare. “But the
