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DNA Origins
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To be honest, I always thought these DNA ancestry tests were a big sociological psy-op in which the results of anyone whiter than white would come back with a bit of black just to ram home the message that we're all the product of mass immigration.
Just like the Indian chap on the ad who thinks he's a Viking.Comment
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Originally posted by amanwhoisquiet View PostWhat rights do you give them in exchange for the testing? Do they just anonymise the data and bung it back into the system or do they sell it on?Comment
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostAnyone else had this testing done?
Got my results back today......quite interesting really.
100% European (74% Irish, 14% British, 7% NW Europe, 4% Finland/NW Russia, and 1% Eastern Europe/Balkans)
Oh yeah....my compatible Genetic Community is the Scots! LOL Who knew?
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostAnd what will you do with this information? How is it going to help you in further life?Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostAnd what will you do with this information? How is it going to help you in further life?Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostMy composition is pretty boring
Northwestern European
98.1%
British & Irish
74.6%
French & German
6.4%
Scandinavian
1.2%
Finnish
0.1%
Broadly Northwestern European
15.8%
Southern European
1.2%
Iberian
0.2%
Broadly Southern European
1.0%
Broadly European
0.5%
East Asian & Native American
< 0.1%
East Asian
< 0.1%
Yakut
< 0.1%
Broadly East Asian & Native American
< 0.1%
Sub-Saharan African
< 0.1%
East African
< 0.1%
Also, bit of a bummer but have a higher risk of Alzheimers according to 23andme.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View PostEr.... that doesn't add up.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThere are totals and sub totals.Comment
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