Ancestry DNA

[Apech]

My brother had his DNA analysed and it seems my family are ridiculously British:

 

 

57% English

17% Scottish

11% Irish

7% Wales

6% Norway

2% Sweden and Denmark

 

... I am a living example of the last 1500 years of British history ... 

[silent thunder]

Wow that's fascinating isn't it?  Have you considered doing your own? 

They can vary quite a bit from sibling to sibling.

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by silent thunder

[natural]

3 hours ago, silent thunder said:

Wow that's fascinating isn't it?  Have you considered doing your own? 

They can vary quite a bit from sibling to sibling.

 

 

So true, the variation that can occur can be very mind boggling, or so i am told.

[Michael Sternbach]

3 hours ago, silent thunder said:

Wow that's fascinating isn't it?  Have you considered doing your own? 

They can vary quite a bit from sibling to sibling.

 

 

How is that possible, though? 🤔 Given that "full" siblings stem from the exact same lineage!

[Michael Sternbach]

I learnt that one of my earliest ancestors was this...

 

Please say hi to aunt Amy! 

 

 

[silent thunder]

27 minutes ago, Michael Sternbach said:

 

How is that possible, though? 🤔 Given that "full" siblings stem from the exact same lineage!

 

Variations in individual sperm and eggs result in a roll of the dice as to how much of each influence is expressed in any given individual.

 

[Michael Sternbach]

4 hours ago, silent thunder said:

 

Variations in individual sperm and eggs result in a roll of the dice as to how much of each influence is expressed in any given individual.

 

 

Which means that, in a manner of speaking, the ethnic cards are being reshuffled with each conception.

 

Interesting!

[Lairg]

Given that about most of our DNA officially has no function, there may actually be a huge range of variation possible in a family.

 

"The genetic divergence between the dog's ancestor and modern wolves occurred between 20,000 and 40,000 years ago" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_domestic_dog

 

So 40 000 years is enough to produce Chihuahuas and Great Danes from a common ancestor.

 

Imagine what 40 000 years could do to the human format.  

[Nungali]

12 hours ago, Michael Sternbach said:

 

How is that possible, though? 🤔 Given that "full" siblings stem from the exact same lineage!

 

because most 'ancestry dna' type  results are BS !

 

All these VERY obvious looking Aboriginal people here went for it and got results from all over the place  with 0 aboriginal dna present .

 

[Nungali]

19 hours ago, Apech said:

My brother had his DNA analysed and it seems my family are ridiculously British:

 

 

 

 

I knew you where ridiculous  , but I didnt realise it was genetic  and through your whole family !

[Apech]

56 minutes ago, Nungali said:

 

 

I knew you where ridiculous  , but I didnt realise it was genetic  and through your whole family !

 

pure blood

[Michael Sternbach]

1 hour ago, Nungali said:

 

because most 'ancestry dna' type  results are BS !

 

All these VERY obvious looking Aboriginal people here went for it and got results from all over the place  with 0 aboriginal dna present .

 

 

The thought did occur to me... 🤔

[-ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ-]

14 hours ago, Nungali said:

 

because most 'ancestry dna' type  results are BS !

 

All these VERY obvious looking Aboriginal people here went for it and got results from all over the place  with 0 aboriginal dna present .

 

Plus these companies just want to sell your genetic disorder risk data to health insurance companies. Don’t fall for the scam

[Apech]

There’s a lot of ethno jealously in this world - I can’t help being an indo aryan aristocrat!

[Nungali]

... don't you mean  ' aristocat '  ?

 

 

[Michael Sternbach]

4 hours ago, Nungali said:

... don't you mean  ' aristocat '  ?