Would you like to get a DNA test done?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (169966)
United States
March 21, 2017 9:57pm CST
I always see those commercials for Ancestry.com where people find out their ancestry is something different than they thought. I am pretty confident about my genetics, but I guess there could be a surprise. I always was hoping to have native american blood somewhere in the family tree, but since most of my ancestors were blue eyed blondes. that probably isn't going to happen. I don't think there is a brown eyed one in the bunch!
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 17
last dna test was free by the police
with regards to ancestry maybe talk to @ScribbledAdNauseum
with regards to ancestry maybe talk to @ScribbledAdNauseum5 people like this
@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
22 Mar 17
Ohh, hmmm haven't had the pleasure
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
22 Mar 17
@snowy22315 Haven't had the pleasure of which? Talking to me or having a DNA swab done by the police? 
I would not recommend doing a DNA Test just to see if you have Native American genes. It isn't likely to show up, no matter how close your supposed ancestry is.
My father (to look at him) appears very much Native American. His great grandfather (or something to that effect, I'm never quite certain) was supposedly mostly Native American.
No trace in my DNA. Of course we get 50 / 50 from our parents. Even that 50 / 50 isn't a guarantee.
This might help you understand it all a bit more ...
https://youtu.be/geE7zsehccY
I've also included my DNA breakdown from ancestry so you can sort of get an idea of how it will look.
I would not recommend doing a DNA Test just to see if you have Native American genes. It isn't likely to show up, no matter how close your supposed ancestry is.
My father (to look at him) appears very much Native American. His great grandfather (or something to that effect, I'm never quite certain) was supposedly mostly Native American.
No trace in my DNA. Of course we get 50 / 50 from our parents. Even that 50 / 50 isn't a guarantee.
This might help you understand it all a bit more ...
https://youtu.be/geE7zsehccY
I've also included my DNA breakdown from ancestry so you can sort of get an idea of how it will look.3 people like this
@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
22 Mar 17
@snowy22315 it's great...they try to connect you with crimes from the past...it's so interesting and it is free
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@FourWalls (62145)
• United States
22 Mar 17
Something in me says don't let someone make a world DNA bank......
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
23 Mar 17
ummm I think you would be unlikely to suffer repercussions...but who knows?
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@FourWalls (62145)
• United States
24 Mar 17
@snowy22315 -- not me, specifically, but you never know what evil lurks in the heart of man (but the Shadow knows! ). I worry about that because I can't name you a thing that started out admirably that didn't get corrupted or scammed.
). I worry about that because I can't name you a thing that started out admirably that didn't get corrupted or scammed.1 person likes this
@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 17
I assume mine would be pretty straightforward (I'm of Japanese descent) although I know the Japanese are comprised of various Asian groups from way back when. But it would be interesting to know Hubby's side . . . we only know what his parents told him - and even they did not know a whole lot about their family tree.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
22 Mar 17
Some Americans get really Americanized luike most of my family if the relatives have been in the country along time some neither no nor care what their lineage was. My one grandfather didn't even know what the heritage was on his dads side.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@much2say Personally, I would want to know, but I guess not everybody puts a value on it.
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@much2say (53958)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 17
@snowy22315 That sounds like Hubby's side of the family. They know generally about their heritage, but not much. Yah, I guess it gets "lost" with further generations.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
22 Mar 17
Yeah it would be interesting. A good TV show is finding your roots on pbs that goes thru historical records tobfindf celebrities heritage.
@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
22 Mar 17
You might find some other blood mixed in. Ciao!
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@CRK109 Probably not much, just a conversation piece.
@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
23 Mar 17
@snowy22315 Yes, I know that's possible. Just not sure what difference it would make to my life, you know? lol
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
22 Mar 17
It would be fun to see what your heritage is. My grandmother knew family names from way back, and I checked some of them when I was in England..some were Norman names. She liked to do family tree research and traced my grandfathers heritage back to Central Germany, and my dad's side is Swedish and German.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
22 Mar 17
I would love to get my DNA tested
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
22 Mar 17
You never know! My aunt does genealogy and knows out family background.. according to her anyways. But ive always wanted to do the dna testing and find out for sure.
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@snowy22315 (169966)
• United States
22 Mar 17
My son's would be really interesting, as he is a true Heinz 57. His dad has Eastern European,,Czech, Romanian and Russian Jewish ancestry.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Mar 17
I really don't like the idea of adding my DNA to some sort of data base where who knows will have access.
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