Your parents got you a DNA test for Christmas? Was it not awkward?Anyone else done one? If so, what have been the results in terms of ethnicity etc?
Got a kit for Christmas and just got the results back.
Which half?Half Red Indian?
Yeah, know about that and when you sign up to send off for tests there are loads of warnings and 'are you sure' messages.
Of about 5 kids in benidorm born in the early 90sBut are you the father?
I'm 92% English. Always knew that anyway.
5% Scottish/Irish, 3% Norwegian.
The red half, obviouslyWhich half?
What else would you expect from me?BORING!
What else would you expect from me?
My wife is apparently 0.8% native American.
My wife is apparently 0.8% native American.
Said Geordie DNA expert..Apparently the north east of England is a hotspot for Neanderthal DNA, particularly the Sunderland area.
I did it about a year ago as I didn't know where my mums side of the family came from in Africa before they were forcibly moved to Jamaica.
It's relatively (LOL) vague as it's DNA that you share with people from particular regions. Ended up being Benin/Togo/Cameroon/Congo/Ivory Coast/Ghana/Nigeria/Mali so I'm none the wiser. The data does change though as more people from the region use it, as around 10 months ago it just said Nigeria.
I've got in an in depth family tree on my dads side (scottish/irish) that goes back to the 1500s. Turns out I'm also part Norwegian.
I've also been in dialogue with a second cousin in America through it which is nice.
Been looking at doing one of these for a while, but I'm not exactly sure on what they're for?
Does it tell you who you are related to or just give you an idea of where your bloodline descends from?
I suppose you have to rely on the fact that other people in your family tree have also done one to find family members.
I'm still not convinced it would work for me.
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It's not where I'm from I want to find.Both. See above. I used the ancestry.com one and yes it will rely on a family member also using it. Even that can be incredibly vague though, I've got over 300 matches. But obviously I don't care about 7th cousins etc. It showed 4 2nd cousins, 2 I already know, one I'm now speaking to who used to speak to my Auntie but they lost touch and now they are in touch again and some other bloke in England somewhere.
Why do you think it wouldn't work? DNA is DNA.
It's not where I'm from I want to find.
My Grandad (dad's side) was moved to the UK from Latvia as a misplaced person after the war. He rarely spoke of home and when he did it was very vague. We know he was one of 8 brothers and have tried finding family there before. Like I say, unless people related to me have used the kit too, what else could I find out.
Again, like you, not fussed about 8th cousin twice removed.
How much do they cost?
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I'll have a look.I'd say it's worth a go just in case someone who could be important has used it. Think I paid £70.
How does your DNA 'know' where your wife comes from?What else would you expect from me?
My wife is apparently 0.8% native American.
How does your DNA 'know' where your wife comes from?
but it was Otis' DNA, not hers.It doesn't, it means that 0.8% of her DNA matches with someones DNA who IS native American. And something that low will more than likely change when they get more information. I think the lowest data set is Native American so the results are tenuous.
but it was Otis' DNA, not hers.
In fact, you don't have to go very far back to find we are all related. If you do the maths on doubling (4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents etc) it's not many generations before you run out of population, so there's plenty of duplicate ancestors.
If you go back far enough we all share a common ancestor out of Africa.
Racist!*disclaimer: unless you're from Norfolk
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