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Ethnicity DNA Testing
jbla64
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(I'm not sure if this has been discussed on here before, and I can't figure out how to search through old posts on mobile, so my apologies if this has already been asked.)
I would love to do one of those AncestryDNA tests or like a 23andMe test with my daughter so I can look at her ethnic background and see where her ancestors are from. (I did not use NWCryo and have VERY limited information on this guy. Just a general summary of appearance, that he has no major health conditions, and that he may or may not be Jewish?? That's literally it.) Some of the DNA tests also give really useful health trait information. It's just for my own curiosity, but also for her if she wants to know when she's older.
However I've noticed that with a lot of these tests, they match you with potential relatives who have also taken the test. Dad is anonymous and I want it to stay that way, so I am definitely not interested in this feature. (Obviously if genealogical testing is something she wants when she's an adult, she can certainly pursue that. But I am not into that right now.)
Does anyone here know of any DNA testing kits that provide the ethnic or geographic background information but does NOT match you with random internet strangers or publish your results? The last thing I want is for some random schmuck to be able to look at her information or to get a message on Ancestry that he has a possible grandchild/niece/cousin/whatever somewhere out there.
I would love to do one of those AncestryDNA tests or like a 23andMe test with my daughter so I can look at her ethnic background and see where her ancestors are from. (I did not use NWCryo and have VERY limited information on this guy. Just a general summary of appearance, that he has no major health conditions, and that he may or may not be Jewish?? That's literally it.) Some of the DNA tests also give really useful health trait information. It's just for my own curiosity, but also for her if she wants to know when she's older.
However I've noticed that with a lot of these tests, they match you with potential relatives who have also taken the test. Dad is anonymous and I want it to stay that way, so I am definitely not interested in this feature. (Obviously if genealogical testing is something she wants when she's an adult, she can certainly pursue that. But I am not into that right now.)
Does anyone here know of any DNA testing kits that provide the ethnic or geographic background information but does NOT match you with random internet strangers or publish your results? The last thing I want is for some random schmuck to be able to look at her information or to get a message on Ancestry that he has a possible grandchild/niece/cousin/whatever somewhere out there.
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In general, I think 23andMe is better for health info, whereas Ancestry seems to be more specific regarding heritage (i.e. 23andMe combines French and German as one category). There's also a service called Promethease that allows you to upload your raw data from the genetic test, and it will cross-reference it with the Genome-Wide Association Studies catalog and link to any articles that mention a marker that you have.
I really like that for 23andMe you have to set up a profile to share your results, which I didn't realize before. But I watched a few YouTube videos and the results you get seem to be pretty vague.
I like that on Ancestry you can see specific countries of origin. It genuinely does seem to be the best one out there for what I'm looking for I just hate that you can't opt out of the DNA match part. Maybe I'll just have her do it, print the results, then delete them from the database.
I'll have to wait until she's a little older though because the amount of spit they need is CRAZY! There is no way I could get her to fill that tube lol