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supertux
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Genealogy =/= DNA
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So I got a DNA test...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 1:21pm
looks like they might have immigrated from denmark, but they weren't danish.
BlueFrog
12/29/18 1:23pm
Not likely....
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:02pm
and you are NOT the father?!? I'm hilarious, now gonna read post
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:24pm
that does seem odd ... couple possible thoughts
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:26pm
Do another one (23andme). They aren't 100% accurate, but BlueFrog could also be
BertoChavez
12/29/18 1:26pm
It sounds like you want it to reflect your genealogy.
mobomanjoe
12/29/18 1:31pm
Yes. Also know I’m about 25% Dane but it shows as Norwegian. Not super precise.
dtownCoug
12/29/18 1:26pm
Norwegian and Danes are both of Viking blood.
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 1:28pm
"viking blood" isn't a super precise description
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:30pm
Yes but the settlers of Denmark are form the same population that
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 1:39pm
which of my assumptions is off? I'm fairly well versed in this part of history
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:41pm
Are you saying that they aren’t genetically similar
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 1:43pm
NO! I didn't say anything even remotely like that!! Odd
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:46pm
I thought we were talking about DNA. Shared DNA from a population comes through
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 1:55pm
your original post about "viking blood" seemed to suggest that
hyperbully
12/29/18 2:02pm
And my results would back you up...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:09pm
Everything is weighted to the test results they have.
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 2:30pm
Makes sense...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:45pm
When you say you know the history, it seems you're not always actually serious
Goliath
12/29/18 1:44pm
linking to a post that somebody ELSE made a claim about me? Hahaha
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:47pm
btw, re: some other post you made somewhere, it's quite clear that you most
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:49pm
Good night, and good luck!
Goliath
12/29/18 1:52pm
It really isn’t that accurate. It shows general regions but mixes up
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 1:27pm
I was a majority British even though 2 great grandfathers & 1 Great
tjngirlz
12/29/18 1:27pm
Ancestry’s Germanic Europe includes Denmark
thejimmer
12/29/18 1:29pm
That’s what I was wondering...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:13pm
Political borders are arbitrary
spinner
12/29/18 2:21pm
And I get that ...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 3:13pm
So it sounds like they weren't wrong, they just don't expressly designate Danish ancestry
spinner
12/29/18 3:31pm
Maybe someone in the past was not really the father
Thrill
12/29/18 1:29pm
I suppose that is possible...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:18pm
I recently found and got into contact with my MIL's Brother & Sister
tjngirlz
12/29/18 3:29pm
More likely the DNA test is accurate and there is something wrong in the family
chilango
12/29/18 1:29pm
I understand those things....
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:23pm
Well, combine that with the first point I made, about 10% of the dads not really
chilango
12/29/18 2:37pm
Those things are all possible...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:52pm
Yeah, but what percentage of Native American are you? You could teach at Harvard
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
12/29/18 1:30pm
If I have any it didn’t show up in my test...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:24pm
In addition to what others have said, you don't necessarily get 25% of your DNA
supertux
12/29/18 1:31pm
Guaranteed 50% from parents but it isn’t an even split for grandparents.
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 1:41pm
I am definitely NOT an expert in DNA, not even close, but
hyperbully
12/29/18 1:55pm
Unless you count mitochondrial DNA, or account for
Blue Ghost
12/29/18 2:37pm
My guess is you're not quite understanding either what I"m saying or
hyperbully
12/29/18 2:40pm
The differences arise because each sibling gets a different 50% from each parent
chilango
12/29/18 2:46pm
Well my dad would be 50% Danish...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:28pm
It's not that neat & predictable.
bluebooks
12/29/18 2:35pm
First, they are far from an exact science. A few other things...
Zach Morris
12/29/18 1:32pm
Ancestry doesn't show Danish as a grouping.
Carnac
12/29/18 1:39pm
Mine was similar.
El Careeb
12/29/18 1:40pm
I think you misunderstand DNA.
bluebooks
12/29/18 1:40pm
This is an excellent scientific explanation to match with my geopolitical one.
Homercles
12/29/18 1:44pm
I don’t misunderstand it...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:41pm
Genealogy =/= DNA
supertux
12/29/18 2:43pm
maybe you should be directing this comment at Ancestry.com then
hyperbully
12/29/18 2:44pm
RE: maybe you should be directing this comment at Ancestry.com then
supertux
12/29/18 2:54pm
well, they're definitely attempting to extrapolate genealogy from DNA
hyperbully
12/29/18 2:59pm
They are doing 2 different things with these DNA tests. Part of what they are
supertux
12/29/18 3:15pm
"has nothing to do with" is WAAYYY overstated, where you came from
hyperbully
12/29/18 3:21pm
This comment needs to be more widely understood.
TheBlueCougar
12/29/18 3:48pm
You may just not have inherited many DNA chunks from your Danish grandma.
bluebooks
12/29/18 2:43pm
I suppose but there is too much of a resemblance bewtween me...
CoachSpeak
12/29/18 2:47pm
RE: I suppose but there is too much of a resemblance bewtween me...
supertux
12/29/18 2:51pm
Her physical genes may just be more dominant.
bluebooks
12/29/18 2:51pm
Scandinavia is a wildly intermingled place.
Homercles
12/29/18 1:43pm
Danish and Norwegian are apparently pretty similar, especially vocabulary
hyperbully
12/29/18 3:00pm
Yup. All the Scandinavian languages (besides the 3 discussed here, also...
Homercles
12/29/18 3:15pm
oops, I think I misread or misunderstood, thought you said or meant "un-intel...
hyperbully
12/29/18 3:21pm
Ah yes. I've done that before. No worries.
Homercles
12/29/18 3:43pm
Maybe you were adopted.
Zaphod
12/29/18 1:47pm
My understanding is that the DNA tests show how your genes express.
Bovine University
12/29/18 2:03pm
What you are seeing is the process of genetic recombination which is the reason
vaquero
12/29/18 3:34pm
no, that doesn't explain what he's describing, it's bad data seems like
hyperbully
12/29/18 3:40pm
So when you get your results on the website...
CoachSpeak
12/30/18 12:49am
After the 96m hacked dna results, wouldn’t touch it. Ins co’s Would love summa
MatthiasG
12/29/18 4:18pm
Your mom has some splainin to do
WDaddy
12/29/18 5:28pm
Congratulations, you have now been logged in the Federal Governments database
Romex
12/29/18 6:09pm
who knew you could track people by their DNA? Where am I now?
hyperbully
12/29/18 6:18pm
I’d be surprised if I wasn’t already...
CoachSpeak
12/30/18 12:37am
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