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In reply to the discussion: Got some very interesting family DNA results: Updated [View all]Mollyann
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My husband always thought he had NA in his line. His DNA test did not show any NA ancestry, but this man from "one drop" Mississippi found he was 4 to 6 percent subsaharan African. It has made him a better person, but still won't tell his Trumper son ( my stepson). Both of our sons think it is cool and would love for their half sibling to find out.
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If she's been judging Elizabeth Warren, this might change how she feels about her, too.
femmedem
Apr 2019
#1
No this is women don't get anything at all from a large section of their father's Y chromosome
Apollo Zeus
Apr 2019
#24
Mine showed 1% ashkenazi jewish, then they updated it and it no longer showed that. nt
chowder66
Apr 2019
#19
I've waffled a bit about doing it but it actually became extremely important that I did take it.
chowder66
Apr 2019
#35
Yes. We were told fables by our parents, who believed them as much as we did
MaryMagdaline
Apr 2019
#31
we had the same results about the Cherokee Heritage..it made sense tho...my moms family is from
samnsara
Apr 2019
#27
That's great that she's accepting of the results & changing. As for the NA missing...
WePurrsevere
Apr 2019
#36
Weren't some Native American groups thought to descend from a lost tribe of Israel?
JustABozoOnThisBus
Apr 2019
#37
Well, if it matters, she'll probably get a different result from a different DNA testing company.
progressoid
Apr 2019
#38
Oh, that's too funny! But why does someone have to BE something, to know...
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#51