Could those DNA tests be wrong? / myLot

Toccoa, Georgia

May 29, 2018 5:02pm CST

I have been hearing about Ancestry.com and other DNA tests. I have seen videos on YouTube about people who thought they were one or more Nationalities and when they took the tests, the tests showed they were not as much of the Nationality as their parents had always told them. They were more of a Nationality they never considered. Could the tests be wrong?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305456)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

29 May 18

I know I'm a mutt, at least five different nationalities, so I wouldn't be able to tell if it were or not.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

29 May 18

Not sure never done this.No need I know my family history

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36391)

• Toccoa, Georgia

29 May 18

I agree. I know mine too.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (85278)

• United States

30 May 18

We had that happen. To test it, we are sending another DNA test from a different family member to a different ancestry site. My sister did it first, and now I'm doing it.

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AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)

• United States

29 May 18

I don't believe so. It's our DNA structure. Our ancestors moved around a lot, trying to find viable and safe land, become a part of a community they felt welcome in, etc etc. I had a DNA test done through ancestry a couple of years ago and it pretty much told me what I expected it to say. We get 50 / 50 from our parents, though recently I have seen something about how we inherit traits more from our fathers than our mothers. I have seen the youtube videos but I've not watched any of them. I figured they were big spoofs / gimmicks / silly so I didn't bother.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457393)

• Switzerland

30 May 18

Those online tests are not at all accurate. Accurate DNA tests cost a fortune.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36391)

• Toccoa, Georgia

30 May 18

That is what I have been thinking.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457393)

• Switzerland

31 May 18

@LeaPea2417 Look how long it takes for the Police when they need a "serious" DNA test to identify people. It is long, it requires several samples, it is expensive.

Starmaiden

@Starmaiden (9311)

• Canada

29 May 18

What @NJChicaa said. Your ancestors may have immigrated to the country/continent they resided in for centuries afterward.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

29 May 18

I saw this videos too. It is amazing to see that one person can have a lot of traces of other nationality other than what they knew they are. But that is always a question, if it is true

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Morley Hunt

@Morleyhunt (21737)

• Canada

29 May 18

I'm not convinced that they are totally accurate. I've studied my family tree. I know what mine should say if I were to get the DNA test...but I'm too cheap. Not willing to put money into something that frivolous.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36391)

• Toccoa, Georgia

29 May 18

I think the same thing you are saying.

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