Re: Has Anyone Had Surprise From A Genetic Report?

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@Noel7

Good to see you! Hope you're doing better.

For Christmas, my sister and I are getting ancestry kits for my other sister and her daughter, who was adopted from Russia. My niece is rather curious about her background, and we're also letting my sister do hers so she can compare with her daughter.

A nice mother and adopted daughter gift, we think.

@Tinkrbl44

That’s wonderful , An incredible gift 😊. And thank you.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Moonchilde wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@SeaMaiden wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@ALRATIBA wrote:
`No, my brother and I came out with same ethnic mix. Percentages didn't vary very much. We knew where our ancestors were the last several hundred years ... so no surprise there.

But before that ....

I was more interested in our "ancient origins" and the migration routes our ancestors took out of Africa, across the Middle East into Europe with the "metal age invaders." It all makes sense!
@ALRATIBA

23 & Me traces the matrilineal line to Africa and can tell us what region they were from.

They also report the number of Neanderthal variants someone may have.

@Noel7 They told me in a the report that I had a higher number of Neanderthal variants than most people tested.... I do not know why that would be of interest?
@SeaMaiden

I suppose because it affects us. Our hair and skin, a few other things, and a predisposition to certain auto-immune problems including Diabetes 2 and Lupus.

And some people just think it’s cool, as we discover more and more about Neanderthals as opposed to the old stereotypes. I’m 4+%.

@Moonchilde

I think it’s cool, too. Neanderthals were not the knuckle draggers previously thought. I have variants greater than 60% of others on 23 & Me.

jeanlake · ‎03-10-2010

My sis and I were surprised to learn (ancestry.com) that some of the family stories passed down weren't quite accurate. 98% European and 2% Russian Jew. We were aware of extensive ties to Great Britain (N.Ireland, Scotland, England). Especially with my dad's last name. Instead of German we registered Scandinavian. No Native American Indian bloodlines, as family stories spoke about. I have dad's light blue/gray eyes while mom and sis have brown eyes and dark hair. Lesser ties from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Russian Jew explains the more Mediterranean features a third of my family have.

"I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees." Henry David Thoreau

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

@Noel7 wrote:
@ncascade wrote:
How can this testing tell you about religion? Judiasm ia a religion not something that would show up in DNA. Sounds like a scam.

Ashkenazi Jews can be traced genetically @Group 5 minus 1

That is true, i saw that on finding your roots on pbs.

When you lose some one you L~O~V~E, that Memory of them, becomes a TREASURE.

quietly7 · ‎12-16-2017

Both my husband and I have tested with Ancestry. I was surprised (shocked, actually) to find out that we are related.

One day I was scrolling through pages of my match list and started noticing that I have matches with my mother-in-law’s maiden name (it is not a common name). Sure enough, a couple of pages later, up pops my husband’s name. I uploaded our DNA to the gedmatch website, and it was confirmed, probably around the fourth to fifth cousin range. My father also matches my husband, so it’s definitely through my paternal side, although I have yet to find the common ancestor we share.

I also was contacted by a woman who is my first cousin. I did not know of her existence. Yep, there’s a family secret there.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@goldensrbest wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
@ncascade wrote:
How can this testing tell you about religion? Judiasm ia a religion not something that would show up in DNA. Sounds like a scam.

Ashkenazi Jews can be traced genetically @Group 5 minus 1
That is true, i saw that on finding your roots on pbs.

@goldensrbest

Finding Your Roots is my favorite TV program. I watch it every time it's on, fascinating, and I love to watch the people learning about their ancestors.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@quietly7 wrote:
Both my husband and I have tested with Ancestry. I was surprised (shocked, actually) to find out that we are related.

One day I was scrolling through pages of my match list and started noticing that I have matches with my mother-in-law’s maiden name (it is not a common name). Sure enough, a couple of pages later, up pops my husband’s name. I uploaded our DNA to the gedmatch website, and it was confirmed, probably around the fourth to fifth cousin range. My father also matches my husband, so it’s definitely through my paternal side, although I have yet to find the common ancestor we share.

I also was contacted by a woman who is my first cousin. I did not know of her existence. Yep, there’s a family secret there.

That's some surprise@quietly7

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

this i would love to do,

have no idea of where to even begin to do this genetic testing. i would love to find out results

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@viva923 wrote:
this i would love to do,

have no idea of where to even begin to do this genetic testing. i would love to find out results

@viva923

I think you can contact 23 & Me or ancestry dot com online and ask for registration. They send you a kit with a vial in it, you read the instructions, spit into the vial (a lot of saliva), close it up and send it in. You can't send it through regular mail, you have to take it in to the post office, it's pre-paid.

They send you the results in six to eight weeks. I got mine by way of an email which we printed out.