As interested as I am in learning about the origins of others--and especially my own--could you believe that I forgot about my DNA test through Family Tree DNA?
I knew it would take a while, so I just estimated it would be done by June and thought to forget about it until then. I happened to stumble upon it today, and then I noticed my results were in.
Oh, ok.
Let's check it out, shall we?
(***DISCLAIMER: These results might be slightly off. These tests are not fool-proof.***)
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| Here's the overall map, with my highlighted results. |
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| This breaks it down to percentages. |
Let's go in order of largest to smallest percentage:
1. European
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| Iberian Peninsula was expected. Scandinavia, however... |
I wonder if this explains where my preferences for cold weather, solitude, and not talking so much comes from...
2. African
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| I knew I had West African blood, just not so much. Heck yeah! |
3. Middle Eastern and New World (tie)
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| I actually expected a higher percentage. Still cool, though. |
Considering North Africa's role in Spanish history, I'm surprised the percentage is not higher.
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| Why is Cuba barely highlighted?! |
Wait, is there more Native American in me than what met the Conquistadors in Cuba and Venezuela? Man, I wish I could witness the past.
4. Random, not-so-reliable, but you never know
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| Ok, I'll give you South Central Africa, but Oceania??? |
I'd love to get some answers for both of these regions.
So there you have it: except for Asia Minor and East Middle East, I just needed Asia to be a thoroughbred mut.
Will this change anything? Probably not. But I'm really excited to get some confirmation.
Have you taken this (or a similar) test? Did your results come out as you expected or did you discover some surprises?
