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Finding Your Roots S6E12 — DNA Mysteries
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Finding Your Roots•Season 6•Episode 12

DNA Mysteries

7.6/10 · 44 votesOct 20, 202060 min

Ranked #15 of 16 in Season 6•−0.1 vs season avg

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Guests: Téa Leoni, Joe Madison. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. uses DNA detective work to solve mysteries in the family trees of actor Téa Leoni, and radio host Joe Madison, introducing each of them to parents and grandparents whose names they’ve never heard before. (Téa Leoni

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Episode Summary

"DNA Mysteries" is episode 12 of Finding Your Roots season 6. It scored 7.6/10 from 44 votes, ranking #15 of 16 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on October 20, 2020.

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