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From: "Bob May" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA-NEWBIE] Ancestry DNA results help...
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:43:10 +1000
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Drew
Sorry but how do you draw that conclusion
FTDNA kits for YDNA and mtDNA use swabs that you scaped the inside of your
cheek
bob
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From: "Drew Smith" <>
To: <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 7:10 AM
Subject: Re: [DNA-NEWBIE] Ancestry DNA results help...


> Linda, if you did the swab yourself (and it was a few years ago), we
> know that it wasn't a Y-chromosome test. That leaves us with two
> possibilities:
>
> 1. A mitochondrial DNA test. This would represent only your distant
> ancestor on your mother's mother's mother's (etc.) line. This would
> explain why there would be no information at all about your father's
> line (including the fact that his father was 100% Japanese), since the
> DNA that was tested would have come to you strictly from your mother's
> side.
>
> 2. An autosomal DNA test. This represents a combination of DNA from
> both of your parents. While you would normally get 25% of your
> autosomal DNA from each of your 4 grandparents, in reality the numbers
> could vary a lot, which again would explain why you would see only 6%
> East Asian (instead of 25%).
>
> Drew Smith
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 9:30 PM, <> wrote:
>> They called it Ancestry DNA, to test the genetic ancestry of the
>> individual...that is what the certificate states. I did the swab in the
>> cheek and sent it to them.
>>
>> Linda
>> ---- Drew Smith <> wrote:
>>> What type of DNA test did you have?
>>>
>>> Drew Smith
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:41 AM, <> wrote:
>>> > Yes, I understand the mixture of Mexican but my concern was about the
>>> > results only showing 6% of East Asian and being told that my Father's
>>> > father was full Japanese.
>
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