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41. Wassup cuz!

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #37)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 09:12 AM

Apr 2019

Man, our family is CRAZY.

This is us......

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Got some very interesting family DNA results: Updated [View all] backtoblue Apr 2019 OP

If she's been judging Elizabeth Warren, this might change how she feels about her, too. femmedem Apr 2019 #1

+ 1000 chia Apr 2019 #2

Oh absolutely! backtoblue Apr 2019 #3

+1 Kurt V. Apr 2019 #50

Is this her grandmother on her father's side? Apollo Zeus Apr 2019 #4

That's interesting backtoblue Apr 2019 #6

one of my relatives just did 23andMe Apollo Zeus Apr 2019 #16

Will watch in a bit backtoblue Apr 2019 #18

I forgot to say welcome to DU!! backtoblue Apr 2019 #15

Does this mean that your DNA results are only from the maternal side? Merlot Apr 2019 #20

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

Got it, and thanks for the link. Merlot Apr 2019 #33

I'm female rusty fender May 2019 #58

she gets an X chromosome from dad tho eShirl Apr 2019 #42

welcome to DU gopiscrap Apr 2019 #46

EXACTLY the same thing Brainstormy Apr 2019 #5

I'm thinking about doing one myself backtoblue Apr 2019 #9

You pays your money and you takes your chances Brainstormy Apr 2019 #44

We've believed for some time barbtries Apr 2019 #30

An Osage friend of mine nocoincidences Apr 2019 #7

I live literally on the edge of the Mescalero Apache reservation MosheFeingold Apr 2019 #11

Especially Southerners seem to claim some Cherokee csziggy Apr 2019 #34

Similar story with my sister's kids. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #8

My sister's results showed 1% Papuan... backtoblue Apr 2019 #12

There's alot of redheaded Paupauans!(per google images) skamaria Apr 2019 #48

Lol backtoblue Apr 2019 #49

I won't swear my math skills are great, but I remember figuring out that 3% NA catrose Apr 2019 #25

Middle Eastern MosheFeingold Apr 2019 #10

Probably backtoblue Apr 2019 #13

Love This Mollyann Apr 2019 #14

Ive wondered if the reaction is common backtoblue Apr 2019 #17

"Be careful of who you hate, because it might be somebody you love" GeoWilliam750 Apr 2019 #21

Mine showed 1% ashkenazi jewish, then they updated it and it no longer showed that. nt chowder66 Apr 2019 #19

Ditto for me DonaldsRump Apr 2019 #29

I've waffled a bit about doing it but it actually became extremely important that I did take it. chowder66 Apr 2019 #35

Mine, via my sister, was no surprise but I have a "new" cousin! QED Apr 2019 #22

The truth is that we are all basically cousins vlyons Apr 2019 #23

Families believe the family legends. More people are realizing that blm Apr 2019 #26

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

Just had a conversation with my mom backtoblue Apr 2019 #43

Does this mean SilasSouleII Apr 2019 #28

I would say yes backtoblue Apr 2019 #32

That's great that she's accepting of the results & changing. As for the NA missing... WePurrsevere Apr 2019 #36

This, exactly this Boomer Apr 2019 #47

That's great that you did that! Please don't give up hope... WePurrsevere Apr 2019 #55

Weren't some Native American groups thought to descend from a lost tribe of Israel? JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #37

Wassup cuz! backtoblue Apr 2019 #41

Well, if it matters, she'll probably get a different result from a different DNA testing company. progressoid Apr 2019 #38

Do they send it automatically? backtoblue Apr 2019 #40

Same for me with Ancestry Cicada Apr 2019 #39

You're not gonna believe this coincidence... backtoblue Apr 2019 #45

We could be cousins. nolabear Apr 2019 #57

Oh, that's too funny! But why does someone have to BE something, to know... Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #51

Lucky you! onlyadream Apr 2019 #52

I understand your enthusiam. I first started tracing my ancestry before there were many on-line Fla Dem Apr 2019 #53

I'm not so sure about these tests' reliability backtoblue Apr 2019 #54

I'm sure they aren't 100% accurate, but pretty close. Fla Dem Apr 2019 #56

That's really something. PatrickforO May 2019 #59