Genealogical DNA testing?

[Queen Mamadala]

I'm thinking of doing this soon. Does anyone else have experience with it? We get asked a lot if LO is mixed with Asian. H was recently asked by a co-worker if she was mixed, and he answered saying that I am half black. But that's not what she meant. She meant Asian. He says he has mostly German and Italian on his side. No Asian that he's aware of. I find genetics fascinating. I'm really curious to find out what our backgrounds are.

I'm not seeing things, right? I'm not the only one who sees similarities in eye shape.

More recent of her:



H and LO comparison:

Attachments:

[jln]

Your husband definitely looks Scandinavian.

My MIL did the DNA testing through National Geographic, I believe. She paid $100 and got some really thorough results about her ancestry.

[Queen Mamadala]

Apr 23, 2015 11:34:52 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I can definitely see where they are getting Asian! Looking at the pic of your H as a kid, it looks like he could have some indigenous Scandinavian blood.

Someone else recently asked that! Thoughts to think about. Genetics is fascinating!

[oswin]

I did 23andme's genetic testing a couple of years ago, and they showed ancestry as well as all sorts of other nifty results. I know that since then they've been restricted on how they present the data to customers (so as not to be offering medical advice or something), but I think the ancestry stuff would still be accurate. Mine confirmed to me that I'm what I call a "European mutt" - a mix of a bunch of different countries in Europe, mostly eastern.

[magpie]

I recently did it through Ancestry .com. It was interesting and helped me discover some interesting things about my background. I am mixed and mostly White/Asian, but discovered that I'm actually a little bit Hawaiian/White/Asian (probably one of my great grandparents was Hawaiian). My mom was really excited to confirm this suspicion. I will say that the test did not provide the most detailed picture of the European side of my ancestry, which is mostly British.

[undecidedowl]

I don't have any experience but I think it's really neat. I know my background pretty well but DH does not know much about his. I think it would be cool to do for my kids.

[Poppy]

I did 23andme as well, and it was interesting. Nothing particularly unexpected came from it but I had fun reviewing the results.

[kylerules]

I am getting my DNA tested for free through : genesforgood.sph.umich.edu/

You can sign up on Facebook. Its a study through the univeristy of Michigan. You have to fill out surveys and a questioniare and sign a waiver. Anyway, just thought I would share, in case you are interested.

[timorousbeastie]

Apr 23, 2015 13:55:42 GMT -5 kylerules said:

I am getting my DNA tested for free through : genesforgood.sph.umich.edu/

You can sign up on Facebook. Its a study through the univeristy of Michigan. You have to fill out surveys and a questioniare and sign a waiver. Anyway, just thought I would share, in case you are interested.

Thanks for posting that link! I've wanted to do some form of testing for a while, but I've been hesitant to go through a company. I love the idea of going through UM - both because as a scientist I like the possibility of my DNA being used in a study, and because I trust the IRB process makes it much less likely that my DNA would somehow be used for something I'm not comfortable with (not that it's extremely likely with a company, but I feel safer with a university). Not to mention free is always better than $100