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MontanaMama

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12. Thank you!
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:14 PM
Aug 2018

I am bookmarking this for future reference. I’m still undecided as to whether I want to test... and I’m committed to research the pros and cons in terms of privacy. My spouse thinks it’s weird that I would even consider it. I think it’s weird he isn’t curious!

Thank you again.

They go by what they 2naSalit Aug 2018 #1
Another possibility, not all genetic make-up shows up in the tests. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #2
yup shanti Nov 2018 #22
It might be a recessive trait. procon Aug 2018 #3
DNA analysis has no "recessive traits" LakeSuperiorView Sep 2018 #14
If it,is under a few percent CanonRay Aug 2018 #4
1) Admixture/Ethnicity is not an exact science 2) Database (as mentioned) and... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #5
I think I'm going to do 23 and Me. Didn't realize 23 and Ancestry don't test for all the Cousin Dupree Aug 2018 #7
23andMe certainly seems to dig just a bit farther back... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #10
Your answer is fascinating. MontanaMama Aug 2018 #9
Privacy should always be considered and I always suggest... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #11
Thank you! MontanaMama Aug 2018 #12
You seem quite knowledgeable about this subject so I'd like to ask you a question. argyl Sep 2018 #17
I'm far from an expert but will gladly try to help. WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #18
Thanks for the input. argyl Sep 2018 #19
NPR had a story about this. EVERY egg is a crap chute. my uncle had all his & wives done. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #6
Skipping a generation is not a possibility. LakeSuperiorView Sep 2018 #13
Thanks for your help, everyone Cousin Dupree Aug 2018 #8
FYI - TuxedoKat Sep 2018 #15
I got a 23 and Me update about a week ago. argyl Sep 2018 #16
Very small traces of DNA are to be expected LeftInTX Oct 2018 #20
I uploaded my DNA to DNALand it says 5.4% Ashkenazi, but I'm not LeftInTX Oct 2018 #21
Did you bring home the right baby? NurseJackie Sep 2019 #23
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