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neosapien

neosapien

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tangerinegreen555 said:
So I sent away for 3 genetic DNA tests before last Christmas when they were on sale.

I wanted 3 to see if they match. They don't. I got 2 back, very different.

The one I got back today is what I would expect with my family history, as it was told to me.
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Is 21.1% Italian enough to be 'made'?
I would have expected 50% but I'm still studying genetics charts and how they flow out.

0.3% North African, I have a little soul at least. No wonder cops always look at me funny. Fuck them cops.
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Genetics are really interesting. I've been thinking of getting some testing done myself. My dad was adopted when he was 3 days old. Literally left on the hospital doorstep. So I don't know half of me. My last name isn't even my real last name. It's his adoptive parents name. Who both died when he was young. Been on his own since 16. The older I get the more the whole thing bothers me. After my dad got lung cancer we talked about it a bit and he said he never really cared. He says "For a sickly kid nobody wanted I had 5 kids and 7 grandkids, I did pretty alright for myself." Lol. But I care dammit. Just curiosity really. Who'd you use?
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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neosapien said:
Genetics are really interesting. I've been thinking of getting some testing done myself. My dad was adopted when he was 3 days old. Literally left on the hospital doorstep. So I don't know half of me. My last name isn't even my real last name. It's his adoptive parents name. Who both died when he was young. Been on his own since 16. The older I get the more the whole thing bothers me. After my dad got lung cancer we talked about it a bit and he said he never really cared. He says "For a sickly kid nobody wanted I had 5 kids and 7 grandkids, I did pretty alright for myself." Lol. But I care dammit. Just curiosity really. Who'd you use?
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Ancestry, 23andme & My Heritage
 
lokie

lokie

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tangerinegreen555 said:
Ancestry, 23andme & My Heritage
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Just curious.

These companies are in business to make money.
What keeps them on the straight and narrow and actually do the work?

In my skeptical mind I see someone in a basement reaching into a hat and drawing
out random printouts, all the while knowing there are only 100 different printouts to choose
from for the thousands of people that throw money at them.:confused:
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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tangerinegreen555 said:
Ancestry, 23andme & My Heritage
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Which one are you doubtful of? My kids and the ex did 23andme, tried to get me to do it. I won't for my own reasons. 23andme seemed fairly accurate: The ex is 50-50 Norwegian-German(old Wisconsin pioneer families) and looks it. The kids were rather taken aback at the percentage on N.Africa/Mid-East that popped up in theirs. I was able to give them an ancient history lesson lol
 
jerryb73

jerryb73

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neosapien said:
Genetics are really interesting. I've been thinking of getting some testing done myself. My dad was adopted when he was 3 days old. Literally left on the hospital doorstep. So I don't know half of me. My last name isn't even my real last name. It's his adoptive parents name. Who both died when he was young. Been on his own since 16. The older I get the more the whole thing bothers me. After my dad got lung cancer we talked about it a bit and he said he never really cared. He says "For a sickly kid nobody wanted I had 5 kids and 7 grandkids, I did pretty alright for myself." Lol. But I care dammit. Just curiosity really. Who'd you use?
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I was adopted, never met my dad but I did meet 3 half brothers when I was in my 20’s. They all wanted me to meet their dad and he wanted to meet but I had no interest.. I don’t know anything about that side of me, except the last name.
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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lokie said:
Just curious.

These companies are in business to make money.
What keeps them on the straight and narrow and actually do the work?

In my skeptical mind I see someone in a basement reaching into a hat and drawing random
printouts out, all the while knowing there are only 100 different printouts to choose
from for the thousands of people that throw money at them.:confused:
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I don't know, I think they have different interpretations of the same DNA.

My daughter took them and we had a 48% DNA match.

I also get alerts of names of people I share 3.7% DNA with that the company suggests are 3rd or 4th cousins. And the link if it's known and a contact option. All the family trees are made by people like me.
 
tangerinegreen555

tangerinegreen555

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Singlemalt said:
Which one are you doubtful of? My kids and the ex did 23andme, tried to get me to do it. I won't for my own reasons. 23andme seemed fairly accurate: The ex is 50-50 Norwegian-German(old Wisconsin pioneer families) and looks it. The kids were rather taken aback at the percentage on N.Africa/Mid-East that popped up in theirs. I was able to give them an ancient history lesson lol
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My Heritage seems off by a mile. But it does display a 48% match with my daughter.

Now HER My Heritage read out looked exactly like what I'd expect. Mine was an outlier to say the least.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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I have been interested in doing this as well but haven't for two reasons.
1) Just what you experienced.
2) Mailing my DNA to various companies not knowing whom it might be shared with - I don't have anything to hide, but it still does not sound like a good idea.





Edit: I first wrote "shooting my DNA to various companies" which sounded rather John Holms"ish".
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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tangerinegreen555 said:
My Heritage seems off by a mile. But it does display a 48% match with my daughter.

Now HER My Heritage read out looked exactly what I'd expect. Mine was an outlier to say the least.
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You've got to think history, too many folks think areas instead of "meeting points/exposure". I'm largely Sicilian, from a historical perspective Sicily was a prime stopover: ancient Middle Eastern Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, Palestinian types, then Moors, Normans, Italians Albanians,etc ad nauseum. Now the ex's people were fairly isolated: Norway and Germany and they mixed in Wisconsin
 
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