UnrealizedPotential
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I have been thinking about this since your post. I finally ordered the ancestry kit where you give your saliva sample. I am deeply interested in genealogy and I want to know about my future possible health issues as well. I have no idea if this is the best company to go with or not, but it was under $100 so went for it.My report shows me to be 100% European, and then breaks that down to parts of Europe, and then subparts.
(edited to add the regions I had 0%, after I found where they show it. I can add the breakout of the other continents if anyone wants it.)
NW European
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British & Irish
French & German
Finnish
Scandanavian
Broadly NW
Eastern European (not further broken out)
Southern European
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Sardinian
Italian
Iberian
Balkan
Broadly southern
Ashkenazi Jewish (not broken out)
Broadly European (single digit % in my case so it's not like they just say 75% and a pinch of others, at least for for me)
I expected 50/50 British+Irish+Scandanvian / Eastern European, and I came out not too far from that. 52.1/37.5, so I guess one great grandparent was non-eastern. That's the only number that works out to be an even fraction to say that "exactly" 3 of 8 ancestors come from a specific place. The others are odd percentages which either show gaps in the knowledge, or more of a mutt heritage. I guess one mutt could throw all the other numbers off.
I believe it does both sides of my family and there are some parts of my family where the records just peter out and I can't find further back. I'm pretty sure I have no Scandinavian or southern European blood. But I could have Native American or Ashkenazi or I may not. It will be about a week I think before my ancestry kit arrives in the mail. Whatever I find out I will post it so others can better determine for themselves what these tests reveal so if they are interested in doing the same they can make a better decision about it.