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Can you cross reference 23andMe and ancestry?
Currently, of the five genetic genealogy testing companies, 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, and LivingDNA, two do not accept transfers: 23andMe and AncestryDNA.
Can my DNA results be wrong?
Yes, a paternity test can be wrong. As with all tests, there is always the chance that you will receive incorrect results. No test is 100 percent accurate. Human error and other factors can cause the results to be wrong.
Why Does My DNA keep changing?
The reason for the change, according to Ancestry’s website, is because the company has more DNA samples with which it can compare results. This, according to Ancestry’s website, means new regions could appear while low-percentage regions — like Jean’s Central Asia result — could disappear entirely.
Why are 23andMe and AncestryDNA results different from each other?
Neither Stoneking nor Platt was sure exactly why AncestryDNA had a 1 percent difference between its results for different samples, or Nat Geo had a 3 percent difference, or 23andMe had wiggle room that disappeared with the update.
Where did my DNA come from?
The rest of the DNA, according to Ancestry, may have traced back to the Middle East and European South or other regions. But each of those sources accounted for, at most, less than 1 percent of my DNA, according to the site.
Where does the rest of my ancestry come from?
The rest of my ancestry, it suggested, is as follows: 2 percent traces back to the Iberian Peninsula (that’s Spain and Portugal ); 1 percent traces back to the “European South”; 1 percent traces back to the Middle East; and the rest comes from elsewhere. The second sample produced similar — though, interestingly, not identical — results.
Where is Eastern European ancestry found in the US?
In the United States, Eastern European ancestry is most common in the Midwest. The Eastern European population has the following recent ancestor locations: Southern Europe, which includes the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas as well as the island of Malta, is a region defined in great part by the Mediterranean Sea.