Comments on: How accurate is DNA testing that gives ethnicity results? How can you best interpret the results? http://www.lifemapdna.com/how-accurate-is-dna-testing-that-gives-ethnicity-results-how-can-you-best-interpret-the-results.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:10:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kotoure_isghgal http://www.lifemapdna.com/how-accurate-is-dna-testing-that-gives-ethnicity-results-how-can-you-best-interpret-the-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-137 kotoure_isghgal Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:36:51 +0000 http://www.lifemapdna.com/how-accurate-is-dna-testing-that-gives-ethnicity-results-how-can-you-best-interpret-the-results.html#comment-137 Well, they say it is 99.999% accurate. A good example of it can be found here http://www.africanancestry.com/roots/ It traces African-American ancestry/dna but also traces European, Asian and Native american ancestry and dna. Also, here's a link to PBS' site http://www.byub.org/ancestors/ they did a great ancesters geneology series last year. You might find it helpful. They were able to tell Oprah were her ancesters came from and what ethnicity they were. They also did Chris Tucker's (Rush hour) ethnicity as well among some others who were on the show. This is just another one to look at. Same as the first link but more information http://africanancestry.com/ and this one is an article of the pbs showhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/02/09/DI2006020901668.html and here's a ancetry by dna site http://www.ancestrybydna.com/welcome/home/index.php If you want to buy the PBS dvd here's the link to view it on amazon http://www.amazon.com/African-American-Lives-Henry-Louis/dp/B000E6EHNG. Hope this helps any. Well, they say it is 99.999% accurate. A good example of it can be found here http://www.africanancestry.com/roots/

It traces African-American ancestry/dna but also traces European, Asian and Native american ancestry and dna.

Also, here’s a link to PBS’ site http://www.byub.org/ancestors/
they did a great ancesters geneology series last year. You might find it helpful. They were able to tell Oprah were her ancesters came from and what ethnicity they were. They also did Chris Tucker’s (Rush hour) ethnicity as well among some others who were on the show.

This is just another one to look at. Same as the first link but more information http://africanancestry.com/ and this one is an article of the pbs showhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/02/09/DI2006020901668.html
and here’s a ancetry by dna site http://www.ancestrybydna.com/welcome/home/index.php

If you want to buy the PBS dvd here’s the link to view it on amazon http://www.amazon.com/African-American-Lives-Henry-Louis/dp/B000E6EHNG. Hope this helps any.

]]> By: Jonathan Freeloader http://www.lifemapdna.com/how-accurate-is-dna-testing-that-gives-ethnicity-results-how-can-you-best-interpret-the-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-138 Jonathan Freeloader Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:36:51 +0000 http://www.lifemapdna.com/how-accurate-is-dna-testing-that-gives-ethnicity-results-how-can-you-best-interpret-the-results.html#comment-138 I would say this isn't a particularly accurate test. A company, familytreedna, formerly offered, but stopped because they felt it still had a bugs. They may, however, using it again when it has been perfected. Also, some anecdotal evidence a Pennsylvania Dutchman took one of those tests and came out 21% Asian once and 7% the next. Now, that is a fairly big jump. If anything, he should have had Native American DNA. Here's a link to the site. http://www.kerchner.com/pa-gerdna.htm In another case, a Frenchman took this test and turned out 12% Native American. It seems highly unlikely that this person had any ancestors from the Americas. I unfortunately can't find the link for that. I would say this isn’t a particularly accurate test. A company, familytreedna, formerly offered, but stopped because they felt it still had a bugs. They may, however, using it again when it has been perfected. Also, some anecdotal evidence a Pennsylvania Dutchman took one of those tests and came out 21% Asian once and 7% the next. Now, that is a fairly big jump. If anything, he should have had Native American DNA. Here’s a link to the site.

http://www.kerchner.com/pa-gerdna.htm

In another case, a Frenchman took this test and turned out 12% Native American. It seems highly unlikely that this person had any ancestors from the Americas. I unfortunately can’t find the link for that.

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