Born Hunter 17,645 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 22 minutes ago, baker boy said: So is it not worth doing it then Yes I think it is, you just have to remember that the smaller the ethnic group the less reliable it is. I mean in fairness, mine put me from the East Mids which imo is fecking spot on, lol, but a year or so back when I first had it done it reckoned I was predominantly West European (continental Europe, not UK). That's not surprising because English and W.Europe will be two very closely matching groups but it shows that they probably weren't able to accurately differentiate to that level back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,645 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 I have lost my original one but here’s mine from a year or so ago. and here’s mine from today. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I have lost my original one but here’s mine from a year or so ago. and here’s mine from today. Where did you go for the tests and what were the costs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Whats folk paying for these DNA tests? My auld mans birthday is coming up,might make a nice wee birthday present for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,462 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I have lost my original one but here’s mine from a year or so ago. and here’s mine from today. That’s fairly broad map layout, mine was much narrower, defining specific areas in specific countries...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Although saying that it might be wasted on him as he'd prob say "What in the hell am i want one of they daft things for,iam 100% Jock boy!" lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,462 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: My understanding is that they define ethnic groups by profiling individuals that they consider representative of that ethnicity. So they do a heap of research on a persons family history and if they appear to have strong and long roots to that area that individual is considered to be representative of that ethnicity. They'll do this for as many people as practical and for as many other areas/ethnicities as practical and then look for bits of dna that commonly occur in a given ethnic group so as to genetically identify that ethnicity. But it's not like they have a 'German gene' or a 'African gene' that makes the analysis very black and white (pardon the pun). There will be loads of these genetic markers they look for and no one individual from the ethnic group will have all of them. So you can see this is a very statistical thing by its nature. The more reliable data points you have in a statistical series the more accurate your analysis can be. So as these companies build up the number of individuals they consider representative of a given ethnicity the more accurate their analysis is. My ethnic makeup has changed as this database has expanded. I've gone from being mostly West European to now mostly English. The burning question mate.......was there any Zulu ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lenmcharristar 9,187 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Now fellas if any have been involved in unsavoury pasts don’t do it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,645 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, WILF said: The burning question mate.......was there any Zulu ? Nah, lol, neither any Italian/Greek which everyone expected me to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,512 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: Nah, lol, neither any Italian/Greek which everyone expected me to be. I was the same I was expecting something "exotic" to come up in mine due to my appearance but it turns out we are just your typical brit. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,512 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, gaz said: Whats folk paying for these DNA tests? My auld mans birthday is coming up,might make a nice wee birthday present for him. Ancestry periodically have offers on and you can get it for around £50 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, kanny said: Ancestry periodically have offers on and you can get it for around £50 Cheers ma man,had a wee look myself about the net kanny but looks a decent price 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,645 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, WILF said: That’s fairly broad map layout, mine was much narrower, defining specific areas in specific countries...... I'm just not sure I believe how accurately they can say that. I mean their database of ethnic standards would have to be massive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,462 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 32 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I'm just not sure I believe how accurately they can say that. I mean their database of ethnic standards would have to be massive. Well, you an Kannys name have gone on the list so you are safe ! Lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Just now, WILF said: Well, you an Kannys name have gone on the list so you are safe ! Lol Who did your DNA test? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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