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Re: [OM] (Severely OT) DNA analysis

Subject: Re: [OM] (Severely OT) DNA analysis
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 14:01:06 -0500
Very interesting.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:27 PM
Subject: [OM] (Severely OT) DNA analysis


> For Christmas this year my beloved gave me the National Geographic Geno 
> 2.0 kit. You send them two samples of your DNA, obtained via cheek swabs 
> (just like on all the crime shows) and a few months later Nat Geo contacts 
> you with your results. Your DNA can track you from the mother of us all, 
> aka Mitochondrial Eve, who lived in Africa 180,000 years ago. Using 
> genetic markers, they can tell the route you took and which world 
> populations you are related to.
>
> According to Nat Geo, I'm 42% Northern European, 37% Mediterranean, and 18 
> percent Southwest Asian (totals are not necessarily right on the 100% 
> mark). Turns out I'm a distant relative of my Persian daughter-in-law. My 
> particular group was the first to migrate out of Africa. Further analysis 
> of my current makeup shows that my first reference population is from the 
> United Kingdom, and my second reference population is German. My name is 
> German, but apparently the German blood was overwhelmed by my UK 
> ancestors. Hum. Didn't see any mention of Irish, which is odd, because my 
> mother was a MacCarthy. I suppose Ireland could have been included in the 
> UK, but I'm also sure the Irish would have objected. <g>
>
> And, to the delight of Esteemed Wife, I'm 2.1% Neanderthal, and 1.8% 
> Denisovan. Makes me almost 4% "cave man," which apparently Joan has no 
> problem believing. (Most of us living outside of Subsaharan Africa have up 
> to 4% Neanderthal and/or Denisovan ancestry. Denisovans are related to 
> Neanderthals but more Asian in origin.)
>
> For some reason it doesn't surprise me I max out on the Neanderthal & 
> Denisovan content.
>
> Get a kit. Have some fun.
>
> NeanderBob
>
>
>
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