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[QUOTE]Originally posted by bettysnephew: "I was surprised by the 23 and Me of the number of Neanderthal markers I have. 307, the highest they have on file was 391. Most of my ancestors are from Central Germany so it does make sense that I would have a high number of markers. I guess I definitely qualify under the knuckle dragger group!" We must have some German relatives.....According to 23&me I also have 307 markers for Neanderthal. Although my German/French influence is just 14.6%, and Irish and British is 71% also o.2% for Ashkenazi Jewish. A true mongrel I be!! | |||
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| Scientific Beer Geek |
I know very little about what is done for ancestry DNA testing and I am a Molecular Geneticist. I focus primarily on the Molecular Immunology side of the science. That said, you might want to check out this link about ancestry testing. http://geneticsdigest.com/best...nEAAYAiAAEgI_pvD_BwE They focus on services run by actual geneticists rather than the advertised well known ones like 23 and Me or Ancestry.com. Some of the better know services do not have actual scientists reviewing the data but rely on software packages alone for making determinations. YMMV Best of luck, Mike (Molecular Biologist/Immunologist) __________________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy." - Benjamin Franklin | |||
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Fortified with Sleestak |
I dunno..perhaps some Brylcreem and a carnation in your lapel? I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
While I'm not in the market yet for DNA testing, it's posts like yours (insights from people with the background) that make me appreciate Sigforum. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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It's quite a business model. You pay for the test then they sell the data to researchers. ************* MAGA | |||
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Bald Headed Squirrel Hunter |
From what I've read, yes. Siblings would have the same regions or geographical locations but may have very different percentages. Not an expect, but that is what I'm reading. "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" | |||
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My dad used to swear that the milkman was my real father, could they tell this? I have been interested in getting these tests. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
So have I, but not now. Reading this thread, the tests aren't at all accurate, they're cataloging your data, and some people who work for these companies are unethical little leftist shits, so, no thank you. | |||
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The 2nd guarantees the 1st |
My daughter gave a test to both my wife and me for Christmas. We sent it off a couple of weeks ago and am waiting for the results. We have gotten some interesting info while researching family on their website. One of my relatives, don't know who, posted a pic of my great-great grandfather. He looked just like what my younger brother will look like in a few years. "Even if the world were perfect it wouldn't be." ... Yogi Berra | |||
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| It's not you, it's me.  |
It never actually said Ukrainian, I think it just said something like 98% Eastern European, and had the area on the map highlighted that I’m from, which is now Ukraine. I haven’t looked at it in awhile, so there might have been more clear terminology. The report was really interesting and I’m glad I got it. There’s tons of information in regards to health and genetics etc... My dad came to America as a baby with my grand mom and his brother. His dad was killed fighting the Nazis. He truly realized the American Dream in every sense of the word. When I submitted my sample, I didn’t submit my real last name since that might be a clue to heritage and what not. (Not that they’d actually base my results on my last name). I was always curious to find out what the results would be if I submitted my cat’s saliva. But obtaining my cat’s saliva would not be an easy thing to do. | |||
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My wife got her Ancestry.com results this morning. My mother-in-law is from Southern France. From the map, it shows 38% Iberian Peninsula, 25% Europe West and 9% Europe South. If you overlap the maps, those three areas cover the same spots of the Pyrenees mountains of southern France and northern Spain. Her ancestry research is back up now by DNA? She has pretty good records for 200 years in France. P229 | |||
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| Corgis Rock |
The Powhatan tribe still exists and does get lots of " might be related..." stuff. Their answers are "interesting."
http://www.powhatan.org/powfaq.html That's nothing compared to their thoughts on the Disney movie; http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html “ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. | |||
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Why would I want to find more people I'm related to when I'm trying to forget many of the ones I know about now? | |||
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I’m into genealogy and have built out a large family tree. It’s like solving a big puzzle to me. Ancestry.com dna testing allowed me to fill in some gaps. My grandmother’s father was always a big mystery, and dna confirmed some information. It also confirmed the origins of our various family tree branches. It’s amazing how much is out there in public records. Once you get to 1940 (when the latest census information is available), you can take things back very far. My surname ancestor came from England to Virginia as an indentured servant in 1620. It can be addicting when you get into it and start chasing down leads. I’m happy to help anyone with questions or research. SJS | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower |
When you send in your sample, include a little note telling them what you hope to find out. For an extra 50 bucks, I'll wager that you can be whatever you want to be. | |||
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| Ethics, antics, and ballistics  |
Still debating doing this just for fun although I do have some concerns about privacy, accuracy, and how the information might be used. Then again, I also figure if you've had blood drawn for any reason in the past five to ten years or maybe even longer, your DNA is likely already cataloged in medical and scientific databases or records somewhere. I may get around to it some time soon. -Dtech __________________________ "I've got a life to live, people to love, and a God to serve!" - sigmonkey "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value." - Albert Einstein "A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition" ― Rudyard Kipling | |||
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It's really quite simple. . . trace your ancestors back far enough (several thousand to a million or so generations) and everyone today is probably related to everybody.  God's mercy: NOT getting what we deserve! God's grace: Getting what we DON'T deserve! "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal Bob P239 40 S&W Endowment NRA Viet Nam '69-'70 | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
In “Innocents Abroad” Mark Twain describes his visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher which was reputed to be the scene of the resurrection, the exact center of the Universe and the gravesite of Adam. “The grave of Adam! How touching it was, here in a land of strangers, far away from home, & friends, & all who cared for me thus to discover the grave of a blood relation.” He wept. Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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| Edge seeking Sharp blade! |
My oldest brother tells my middle brother: "The milkman always liked you best" When discussing how much the three of us look alike, we say: "We sure had the same milkman for a long time" | |||
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| If you see me running try to keep up  |
I would agree, my daughter got hers checked and it didn’t seem to line up with known family ancestry. | |||
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