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What is Your Ancestry?
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:42 pm
I had my DNA tested by Genealogy.com. The results are:
Great Britain - 77%. I thought it was less, but considering that it includes both England and Scotland then I guess it is about right.
Ireland - 10%. About right and I love it. It explains all my irrational behavior and insobriety.
Western Europe - 4%. I thought it was more. What I do have must have come from my Bavarian great, great grandmother.
Finland/Northwest Russia - 3%. This one was a real head scratcher. Then a friend reminded me that the Vikings did make it all the way into modern Germany. After that it started to make sense.
Eastern Europe - 2%. No doubt Saxony. I thought it was more. It explains my belligerence.
Scandinavia - 2%. See Finland/Northwest Russia.
Iberian Peninsula - 1%. Years ago I learned of a far off Portuguese ancestor named Domingo Madeiras. He was a ship captain. That made me want to start hanging out on a beach wearing wrap around Oakley sunglasses, a Speedo, and gold chain necklace with a Crucifix.
Asia - Less than 1%. The results state that since this is so small it might appear by chance. No kidding! If not then it's news to me.
Africa - 0%. - Not surprised.
America - 0%. - Not surprised.
Italy/Greece - 0%. - Not surprised.
Jewish - 0% - Not surprised.
The Genealogy.com website says it can hook me up with some cousins. I hope that at least one of them is very rich and really likes me.
Great Britain - 77%. I thought it was less, but considering that it includes both England and Scotland then I guess it is about right.
Ireland - 10%. About right and I love it. It explains all my irrational behavior and insobriety.
Western Europe - 4%. I thought it was more. What I do have must have come from my Bavarian great, great grandmother.
Finland/Northwest Russia - 3%. This one was a real head scratcher. Then a friend reminded me that the Vikings did make it all the way into modern Germany. After that it started to make sense.
Eastern Europe - 2%. No doubt Saxony. I thought it was more. It explains my belligerence.
Scandinavia - 2%. See Finland/Northwest Russia.
Iberian Peninsula - 1%. Years ago I learned of a far off Portuguese ancestor named Domingo Madeiras. He was a ship captain. That made me want to start hanging out on a beach wearing wrap around Oakley sunglasses, a Speedo, and gold chain necklace with a Crucifix.
Asia - Less than 1%. The results state that since this is so small it might appear by chance. No kidding! If not then it's news to me.
Africa - 0%. - Not surprised.
America - 0%. - Not surprised.
Italy/Greece - 0%. - Not surprised.
Jewish - 0% - Not surprised.
The Genealogy.com website says it can hook me up with some cousins. I hope that at least one of them is very rich and really likes me.
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Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:44 pm to Missouri Waltz
Congrats on having your DNA entered into a central registry.
This post was edited on 8/7/26 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:44 pm to Missouri Waltz
1000% Merican
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:46 pm to Missouri Waltz
100% Caucasian
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:46 pm to Missouri Waltz
My mother was a slave. She claimed I had no father, so who knows on that side.
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:46 pm to Missouri Waltz
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America - 0%. - Not surprised.
Can you explain this?
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:46 pm to Missouri Waltz
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:47 pm to Missouri Waltz
I did 23andme. They gave me some else's results. They tried to tell me I was a quarter Puerto Rican, with like 5% sub Sahara African. Just goes to show that even billion dollar companies make mistakes from time to time lol
This post was edited on 8/7/26 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:47 pm to hogcard1964
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Can you explain this?
I think I can reasonably assume it means American Indian.
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:50 pm to Missouri Waltz
I just don’t understand how a nation (man made entity) shows up in chromosomes (natural). Must be some inferential glue in that analysis.
There is not even a race gene. Like a single gene that is Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, etc. Multiple variate to infer race so suspect something similar for national descent?
Somebody splain it to me.
There is not even a race gene. Like a single gene that is Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, etc. Multiple variate to infer race so suspect something similar for national descent?
Somebody splain it to me.
This post was edited on 8/7/26 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:50 pm to Missouri Waltz
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I had my DNA tested by Genealogy.com.
Congratulations, you are now in the National Database if you were not already...
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:52 pm to Missouri Waltz
I am not going to type all of that kind of shite….but I’ll summarize.
50% - Sicilian with a bit of northern Italian thrown in.
50% - French/English/Irish/Cajun
I found the whole thing very interesting, and if you take the proper precautions (like a burner e-mail) I don’t see how they could possible track the profile back to me without one hell of a lot of work
50% - Sicilian with a bit of northern Italian thrown in.
50% - French/English/Irish/Cajun
I found the whole thing very interesting, and if you take the proper precautions (like a burner e-mail) I don’t see how they could possible track the profile back to me without one hell of a lot of work
This post was edited on 8/7/26 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:54 pm to Missouri Waltz
Both my parents were adopted.
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:56 pm to Missouri Waltz
White as a snowflake
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:56 pm to Missouri Waltz
I don't have the courage to do a DNA test but knowing some of my ancestral names, I'd venture to guess I am heavily from the British Isles and western Europe.
I don't want any surprises on Father's Day.
These traits describe me fairly accurately:
Western Europeans are genetically characterized by a high proportion of Western Hunter-Gatherer (WHG) ancestry, which contributes distinct physiological and phenotypic traits compared to other European populations.
? Physical Appearance: Inherited from WHG ancestors are blue eyes, darker hair colors, and a higher Body Mass Index (BMI).
? Physiological Traits: This ancestry is linked to lower cholesterol levels and lower resting heart rates.
? Facial Features: Western Europeans tend to have sharper, longer facial features, a more protruded forehead and chin, and thinner lips compared to Eastern Europeans.
In my younger years, I was known to have displayed an explosive demeaner.
I don't want any surprises on Father's Day.
These traits describe me fairly accurately:
Western Europeans are genetically characterized by a high proportion of Western Hunter-Gatherer (WHG) ancestry, which contributes distinct physiological and phenotypic traits compared to other European populations.
? Physical Appearance: Inherited from WHG ancestors are blue eyes, darker hair colors, and a higher Body Mass Index (BMI).
? Physiological Traits: This ancestry is linked to lower cholesterol levels and lower resting heart rates.
? Facial Features: Western Europeans tend to have sharper, longer facial features, a more protruded forehead and chin, and thinner lips compared to Eastern Europeans.
In my younger years, I was known to have displayed an explosive demeaner.
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:57 pm to Missouri Waltz
100% Northern European. Mostly scotch-Irish, English, Scandinavian (Finnish) with a dash of German.
I’m old stock on my father’s side. Direct surname ancestors fought in the revolution and war of 1812
I’m old stock on my father’s side. Direct surname ancestors fought in the revolution and war of 1812
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:57 pm to Jebadeb
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having your DNA entered into a central registry
Anyone that's enlisted since the 90s has had a mouth swab done, and their DNA is stored with the least secure major entity on earth: USGov.
Posted on 8/7/26 at 2:57 pm to Missouri Waltz
I’ve done both 23andMe and Ancestry.com. Cool to compare and the results were similar for the most part. I’m about 45% French, 45% English/Scottish/Irish, with the remainder being Swedish, Russian, and Native American.
Posted on 8/7/26 at 3:18 pm to Missouri Waltz
I paid for my sister to take one and we found out our paternal grandpa isn’t really our grandpa. We are 25-30% Afghani. My grandparents were teaching English in Afghanistan at the time my dad was conceived sooo it checks out. Still trying to process… it’s odd going from German to Afghani overnight.
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