DNA Tests

[jolene]

I did the Ancestry.com one. I'm mainly Great Britain with some Scandinavian (12%) and small amounts of other European countries. I wish it got more detailed with the GB part. Am I more English, Scottish, Northern Irish? Some friends did a similar thing but they used either the National Geographic one or 23andMe, but I think they did the NG one.

[AnotherKD]

I'd like to do the kind like 23andMe, but really have no need to. When my kid gets a bit older, I think we'll do it for her because we have no idea what her family health history is.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by jolene

I did the Ancestry.com one. I'm mainly Great Britain with some Scandinavian (12%) and small amounts of other European countries. I wish it got more detailed with the GB part. Am I more English, Scottish, Northern Irish? Some friends did a similar thing but they used either the National Geographic one or 23andMe, but I think they did the NG one.

They just give you British, not English, Scots, Welsh, or Irish? That a HUGE spectrum, considering that the British Isles is still the traditional jumping off place for the New World!

Genealogically, I know that I am Scots, Irish, English, Swiss, and German, but a photo exists that makes me wonder about my gg-granddaddy. He's somewhat up for grabs, IMHO.

[jolene]

Originally Posted by honeychile

They just give you British, not English, Scots, Welsh, or Irish? That a HUGE spectrum, considering that the British Isles is still the traditional jumping off place for the New World!

Genealogically, I know that I am Scots, Irish, English, Swiss, and German, but a photo exists that makes me wonder about my gg-granddaddy. He's somewhat up for grabs, IMHO.

I haven't dug deep into why, but I heard that with the XX vs XY chromosomes, that it may be easier for male DNA to get more specific. I haven't researched it much. If someone knows that a different company gets more specific, I'd love to try it.