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    Not to derail this wonderful thread there are as some indictae risks to DNA sharing

    BBC only today describe a bankrupt Russian controlled data base

    Your data has value and can be sold spied on not just you of course

    Of course succesful family reunions and genealogy are the upsides.

    However we should be paying them not us paying to share our valubale ancestral heritage

    In an era when euthanasia , abortion are hot topics it is not hard to see how the DNA could be misused for profiling "undesireables" thank god Mao,Mengele and Pol Pot didn't have such tools!

    Caveat Emptor, I only know my lot for about 4000 to a suugested v small haplographic group in the Pyrenees with bits of Bohemian Italian Saxon Scots Irish and French according to my aunt who spent a lot of time and money on such research, the main link being the Black Irish Basque male lineage arriving in 1580s in Connemara with the Ragusa flotilla out of Dubrovnik.

    However older parish and church records in UK and Ireland use patronymics so all the brides family names are hidden unless you have marriage and birth certs, many of these were destroyed in 1919 accident.

    One interesting item I found recently I lived as a student very close to one of my grandfathers birth house,and walked past that very house for years without ever knowing.

    Anyway congrats to Lostandfound and a very generous attitude to his mum and sharing here.

    As 23andMe Struggles, Concerns Surface About Its Genetic Data - The New York Times
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shutree View Post
    So glad it went well for you L&F.
    Me too. An interesting episode in your life, L&F, that thankfully has turned out well.

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    Seeing Mendy put up his daughters DNA made me think. About 2 years ago my daughter K had it done. Since she is a twin her sister would be the same. Found it and was surprised at the lack of Thai genes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrWilly View Post
    Harsh, but probably true.
    Chitty - this is the adjective you need.

    'Harsh but fair' makes no sense whatsoever.

    Just sayin'.

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    After ordering the packs and sticking in me info, Edmond Cheddar III, for the stalky among us, seems my uncle did it a few years ago, and have been put into the family tree that due to him and his info goes back 5 generations. Nothing really of interest or any surprises. Italian counts, lords, and a smidgen of *shudder* British Isle dukes, viscounts and barons. Thankfully no sign of inbreeding. Though I can count half a dozen uncles on one hand that share names.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    Italian counts
    Do check that isn't a typo , we may be related

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reg Dingle View Post
    With you being from the West Country, shouldn't you have bought your sister a test kit?
    If I was you I wouldn't go there after you told me about your heritage in that PM. I can see why you want it kept quiet.

    Baaaaa...

    Anyway, this thread has motivated me to try and track down where the daughter's African DNA has come from, so today I ordered two DNA kits (free postage if you buy the second). This has the added bonus of sorting out a Christmas present... two birds and all that.

    So not only am I going to test myself, I'm also going to do my wife for Christmas this year!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    Thankfully no sign of inbreeding. Though I can count half a dozen uncles on one hand
    Six fingers is a sure sign.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    Thankfully no sign of inbreeding. Though I can count half a dozen uncles on one hand
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    Six fingers is a sure sign.
    Thankfully someone got it.

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    ^ I got it, but didn't consider it worth commenting on.

    Shutree was just being polite!

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    I'm going to have a pop at this and order a few kits, which company is everyone using?

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    ^^^ I also got it but I wouldn't joke about it because I had a schoolmate who had 6 fingers (polydactyly). She had a little thumb beneath her real thumb. She was sometimes bullied for it and I wouldn't wish it on anybody.

    @AO - I'm also surprised that your daughter didn't have any Thai DNA. But then you've mentioned that your wife is Chinese-Thai? Chinese who migrated to other countries usually marry within themselves. It was only within the 2nd half of the 20th century (generally) that they marry people in their adopted lands (like Thai, Malay, Indo, Filipino, etc). In PH, the Filipino-Chinese esp the rich ones, they tend to marry each other. So maybe your wife's ancestors married only other Chinese-Thais.

    Btw which DNA company did your daughter use? I like that the Chinese part of her result gave more details.

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    Here ya go, Joe...

    There's a 'Pre Holiday DNA Sale' on right now, less than half price.

    And free postage if you order two kits

    Free Family Tree, Genealogy, Family History, and DNA Testing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe 90 View Post
    I'm going to have a pop at this and order a few kits, which company is everyone using?
    Mendy used My Heritage. Beware though - if you put your DNA (or those of your kids) in a database, if you had a "love child/ children" they can turn up as a match in future & they may contact you/ your kids.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    saw that it was free shipping if you buy two, so bought one for the kid and one for me maa. That's the ol' dear's Crissy present sor'id.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    today I ordered two DNA kits (free postage if you buy the second). This has the added bonus of sorting out a Christmas present

    Great Scots think alike.

    $9 is $9.

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    Cheers Mendip, I'm in.

    Gonna be interesting to find out Katie.

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    @AO - I'm also surprised that your daughter didn't have any Thai DNA. But then you've mentioned that your wife is Chinese-Thai? Chinese who migrated to other countries usually marry within themselves.
    Katie, as far as the wife knows her mom was full Chinese, while she had thought her dad was 1/2 Thai 1/2 Chinese it seems some of the Thai was mixed. I am not sure what company is was and will enquire. She says she is going deeper into it on the next check. The 9.6% of mixed Thai, Malay, and Indo must be mostly Thai. She also knows her family has Mon in it so that could be the Burmese component.

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    Quote Originally Posted by katie23 View Post
    Mendy used My Heritage. Beware though - if you put your DNA (or those of your kids) in a database, if you had a "love child/ children" they can turn up as a match in future & they may contact you/ your kids.
    I unticked that box.

    DNA map and info only.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    Katie, as far as the wife knows her mom was full Chinese, while she had thought her dad was 1/2 Thai 1/2 Chinese it seems some of the Thai was mixed. I am not sure what company is was and will enquire. She says she is going deeper into it on the next check....
    Thanks, that's interesting. I know of someone who looks pure Chinese but found significant amount of Northern Indian/ Pakistani DNA and Russian/ Siberian DNA in his results. Upon investigating his family history, it turned out that one branch of his family lived in the China-India border regions while another branch lived in the China-Russia border areas. The company used was 23mofang (China based).

    Btw, was the one who took the test the daughter who looks like you or the one who resembles your wife? Since they're not identical, they would have slightly different DNA profiles. It would be interesting if they both took the test & see if the one who resembles you has more % of Euro DNA (and if the other one has more % of Asian DNA).

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    Its all incredibly che....value for money, i wonder what the companies get from the gene code analysis from medcal research companies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    I unticked that box.

    DNA map and info only.
    that's playing it safe!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edmond View Post
    I unticked that box.

    DNA map and info only.
    I can't keep it a secret anymore
    I am your Father eddo.

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    there.were clues. two bee honust.

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