Has anyone had DNA tests done before?

[flex]

I just got mine from  AncestryDNA this morning:

40% Ireland
30% Scandinavia
11% Europe West
8% Iberian Peninsula
6% Great Britain
2% Europe East
less than 1% Italy/Greece
less than 1% Finland/NW Russia
less than 1% West Asia (Caucasus)


SO COOL!  

[sapphireblue]

It is really cool!

I got mine done a few years ago at Ancestry. I am adopted so I had never known what my ethnicity was.

I am:
33% Ireland
32% Europe West
22% Great Britain
6% Scandinavia
3% Iberian Peninsula
3% Eastern Europe

It's been really fun. Since I did it early, though, they have "refined" my results a few times. At one point they said I was something like 30% Scandinavian. Now it's just 6.

[ginger]

I'm asking for a kit for Christmas.

[katb]

That is very cool. Were you surprised at all? I thought it would only show regions such as Eastern European, etc. Now that I know it will show more specific info I might try it.

[Deleted]

I just saw a commercial about it and was thinking about doing it!!! It looks super neat to me. My grandmother does genealogy.

[nahoku]

I think these are so cool. I want to have mine done!

[fluffernutter]

I would really like to do this. My parents used a sperm bank for both myself and my sister, so I really have no idea about half of my ancestry.

[MixedBerryJam]

Sept 14, 2016 10:02:37 GMT -5 flex said:

I just got mine from  AncestryDNA this morning:

40% Ireland
30% Scandinavia
11% Europe West
8% Iberian Peninsula
6% Great Britain
2% Europe East
less than 1% Italy/Greece
less than 1% Finland/NW Russia
less than 1% West Asia (Caucasus)


SO COOL!  

But how much Neanterthal are you? I'm .8% according to 23&Me. Maybe it's .08%. That's my favorite part. It explains ... so much. LOL.

[flex]

My dad was adopted so this is pretty cool information for me. : )

[flex]

Sept 14, 2016 10:21:17 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

What? Is that really legit?

It is.  I bought DS2 one for Christmas last year, and he showed me his results.  This got me interested and I finally sent away for my own.

[melissa]

Thanks for reminding me! I ordered a kit and have yet to send it back.

[BaliHai]

I hadn't heard of this; it sounds so cool. Maybe I'll ask for a kit for Christmas.

[amberlyrose]

We bought 23&me for my dad on his 60th. The results were awesome and he even connected with 2 distant cousins who had finished most of the family tree on his paternal grandfather's side we're mostly Scot/Irish and we're linked to one of the guys that kidnapped St. Patrick and brought him to Ireland. DH and I will probably order kits for ourselves this year.

[zelda25]

Sept 14, 2016 10:21:17 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

What? Is that really legit?

I'm here--I see a lot of political borders, but very little that would be genetically distinctive. So, what's the difference, genetically, between "Europe West" and "Europe East"? Between "Great Britain" and "Europe West"? This doesn't even make sense. 

[MixedBerryJam]

Sept 14, 2016 10:31:58 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

Sept 14, 2016 10:16:06 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

But how much Neanterthal are you? I'm .8% according to 23&Me. Maybe it's .08%. That's my favorite part. It explains ... so much. LOL.

Aren't we all Neanderthal though? Lol

Don't kill my buzz, man. I lead a pretty dull life.

[sandytoes]

Sept 14, 2016 10:31:22 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

We bought 23&me for my dad on his 60th. The results were awesome and he even connected with 2 distant cousins who had finished most of the family tree on his paternal grandfather's side we're mostly Scot/Irish and we're linked to one of the guys that kidnapped St. Patrick and brought him to Ireland. DH and I will probably order kits for ourselves this year.

That is so cool! So, it can link you to people that you are related to through your DNA? I'm confused!

[flex]

Sept 14, 2016 10:35:43 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Sept 14, 2016 10:21:17 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

What? Is that really legit?

I'm here--I see a lot of political borders, but very little that would be genetically distinctive. So, what's the difference, genetically, between "Europe West" and "Europe East"? Between "Great Britain" and "Europe West"? This doesn't even make sense. 

The results come with explanation of the differences/borders of the areas, as well as the genetic make up of the "natives" from the area.  There's a lot of interesting information included.

[mountaingirl]

My father did this with Ancestry! He is what we thought he was. I don't have the breakdown right in front of me.
My mom swears she is 100% Italian. I'd love to see what else is in there.

[Mrs. ChanandlerBong]

Sept 14, 2016 10:40:27 GMT -5 sandytoes said:

Sept 14, 2016 10:31:22 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

We bought 23&me for my dad on his 60th. The results were awesome and he even connected with 2 distant cousins who had finished most of the family tree on his paternal grandfather's side we're mostly Scot/Irish and we're linked to one of the guys that kidnapped St. Patrick and brought him to Ireland. DH and I will probably order kits for ourselves this year.

That is so cool! So, it can link you to people that you are related to through your DNA? I'm confused!

23&me runs your sample against their database and will let you know if it matches (no matter how loosely) someone else they've tested.

My mil did the ancestry one, but I'd like her to do 23 and me. We found out a few years ago that gmil was adopted within the family. Her maternal hertiage is known, but we have no idea who her father was. I was thinking if mil did 23 and me, we may be able to find out something about her biological grandfather. However, who knows what can of worms that would open.

[hopecounts]

Sept 14, 2016 10:35:43 GMT -5 zelda25 said:

Sept 14, 2016 10:21:17 GMT -5 HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan said:

What? Is that really legit?

I'm here--I see a lot of political borders, but very little that would be genetically distinctive. So, what's the difference, genetically, between "Europe West" and "Europe East"? Between "Great Britain" and "Europe West"? This doesn't even make sense. 

Those groups are fairly distinctive genetically.
Keep in mind that until the mid 1800s most people lived and died within 50 miles or less of one place.
That means a great deal of genetics are similar for those from certain areas so yes you have clusters of DNA that is distinctive.

[itsme]

Yup! My sister did the test too and her results varied slightly as far as percentages.

Iberian Peninsula 33%
Native American 16% (South America in my case)
Italy/Greece 15%
Ireland 11% (this surprised me)
Africa 10%
Europe West 6%
Great Britain 4%
Scandinavia 2%
Europe East 1%
Finland/Northwest Russia <1%
Middle East <1%

ETA:  I expected all but the Ireland, Italy/Greece (although this overlaps with Iberian Peninsula), and Scandinavia.  The Finland/Russia and Middle East one was a surprise as well.

[flex]

My aunt (who is 80) is the historian of the family. She's found a lot of photos and information on my great-great grandparents, and back even farther than that. But she hasn't done the DNA thing. I'm going to encourage her to look into this.

[sassycat]

This is really cool. I see adverts all the time, and want to do it. WHat is the cost if you don't mind me asking.

[MarmeeNoir]

Africa 17%

Trace Regions 17%
Ivory Coast/Ghana 7%
Nigeria 3%
Africa Southeastern Bantu 3%
Benin/Togo 1%
Cameroon/Congo 1%
Mali 1%
Africa North < 1%

Europe 83%

Scandinavia 28%
Great Britain 17%
Ireland 12%
Europe West 11%
Iberian Peninsula 9%

Trace Regions 6%
Italy/Greece

[revolution]

What kit are you guys using? 23&Me or AncestryDNA? Is there a difference or better one? It sounds fun!

[MarmeeNoir]

Sept 14, 2016 11:42:03 GMT -5 revolution said:

What kit are you guys using? 23&Me or AncestryDNA? Is there a difference or better one? It sounds fun!

I used AncestryDna.

[tillie]

I considered it, but then I decided against it because the thought of my DNA out in the "internet world made me nervous.

I then read an article (forget the source) that companies may use this information to advertise to you based on your heritage.

[flex]

One thing that did surprise me was there's no Native American in me. According to my dad, who was able to meet a couple of his birth siblings, there was some NA on his side.

[scottyderp]

Yes, it is very cool.  

[flex]

Sept 14, 2016 11:58:43 GMT -5 @32flavors said:

I'm tempted since I have pretty much no information about my genetics. Does ancestry have a better privacy policy than 23andme?

Frankly, I didn't look into the privacy policy ahead of time.  It doesn't bother me, but I can understand why other folks would feel differently.  : )