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I've done Ancestry and it's interesting how the results have changed Larry Send a noteboard - 01/10/2018 10:17:12 PM

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I bought the Ancestry.com test. I couldn’t decide between that one and 23 and me. The deciding factor was concerns about the their sale of data to drug and medical research companies. So I went with Ancestry, who just tests for genealogical data, not health and medical.

Anyone else?


One thing I noticed is that Ancestry does recheck DNA results when more matches come in. Last year when I did it, I got something like 23% Irish, 33% Western European, 20% Great Britain/Scotland, 10% Iberian Peninsula, and the rest from southern Europe, Ashkenazi, and North African.

Last month, they updated it, making it something like 86% NW European/English/Welsh/Scots, 13% Irish, and 1% Cameroon/Southern Africa.

Makes me wonder a bit about what's unique about certain regions that the results change that much (I will note that a paternal aunt of mine had, last year before the update, trace amounts of Cameroon/Southern Africa, South Asia, and Middle Eastern DNA).

Interesting that Native American DNA didn't show up despite photographic as well as genealogical evidence (unless that was the possible African ancestor passing as such, which wouldn't be the first time). I know things can, after a couple of generations, disappear from the DNA record while others are preserved much longer.

I think I'd rather do something more intensive next time, maybe the NatGeo one, or something that utilizes blood instead of saliva so I could get a better medical data set. Or maybe I could just ask a Mormon for genealogical details?

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Question: Has anyone besides me done the DNA test and if so, which one did you use? damookster - 30/09/2018 11:54:47 PM 999 Views
Nope. Find out anything cool? *NM* Hieshyn - 01/10/2018 06:33:18 AM 451 Views
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You would be handcuffed to a chair with a bright spotlight in your face. *NM* damookster - 01/10/2018 02:53:25 PM 403 Views
I have done both. LiterateDog - 01/10/2018 02:42:18 PM 800 Views
did you opt out on the use of your data for research? For 23 and Me. *NM* damookster - 01/10/2018 02:51:21 PM 389 Views
Nah. LiterateDog - 01/10/2018 02:57:20 PM 785 Views
as you say, it's too late... damookster - 01/10/2018 03:23:35 PM 791 Views
23andme Tom - 01/10/2018 07:11:45 PM 796 Views
that's interesting damookster - 01/10/2018 08:56:27 PM 867 Views
Did 23andme. Got an interesting West African hit. Ghavrel - 01/10/2018 08:15:01 PM 909 Views
I got a 20% hit for Andean native American. *NM* damookster - 01/10/2018 08:57:57 PM 412 Views
That's neat. And recent! *NM* Ghavrel - 01/10/2018 09:36:41 PM 420 Views
yeah it was pretty cool damookster - 01/10/2018 10:05:40 PM 775 Views
I've done Ancestry and it's interesting how the results have changed Larry - 01/10/2018 10:17:12 PM 1512 Views
yeah, mine changed significantly last month as well. *NM* damookster - 01/10/2018 10:19:29 PM 424 Views
If you have American Indian ancestry it shouldn't disappear from the record Tom - 01/10/2018 10:53:04 PM 930 Views
After 5-6 generations, it can Larry - 02/10/2018 01:53:16 AM 1458 Views
My daughter did Ancestory random thoughts - 08/10/2018 01:31:02 PM 735 Views
Both 23andMe and Ancestry.Com The Shrike - 08/10/2018 08:08:26 PM 719 Views
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