I actually quite like to see when the sibling ethnicity estimates are very different because if their parents aren't tested then the siblings inheriting different things gives me the best insight into what their parents would have had in total. If they inherited more similar amounts from the same ancestors there may be less I can learn about whatever they didn't inherit. Every time I find something notable in one siblings DNA results I didn't find in another sibling, I'm glad that multiple siblings tested and inherited different things!
I take exception to all the statements that twins are exactly the same. They are Not. My identical twin and I do not have the same ethnic %'s. Some of our ethnic regions are different by 2% I tested my mother and 3 siblings. Our ethnicity differs by 20% in some regions.
Very interesting. I have very little interest in researching my distant DNA matches and I have even less interest in focusing on the ethnicity results. I and different members of my extended family have mostly tested through Ancestry DNA. And their ethnicity results keep changing. It does concern others in my family particularly in reference to the Italian ethnicity or mostly lack thereof! lol I have always been fascinated by history and know for a fact that the history of Europe is rampant with migrations and cross migrations. Entire dynasties were changed as a result of invasions from one place into another and, of course, bringing that different ethnic DNA into the mix. This is especially true of Italy. So I'm not surprised of different ethnic results. For Family Tree DNA (where I first tested and also paid for testing for my father, mother and maternal grandmother) if I am understanding the explanation correctly -- the ethnic labels they used were based on ethnic mixes as far back as the time of the Roman Empire. And they seemed to be somewhat arbitrary. Such as my grandmother having ethnicity based geographically in the Middle East whereas I think mine was in Israel or North Africa and similarly Mom's was in that same region of the world. So I would think that Ancestry DNA's ethnic results would be possibly based on the same time frame and again it's basically a toss of the dice as to what label they put on it. Mom might have some DNA results of Northern Italian (now finally). My ethnic results (presumably for my mother's paternal side) used to be designated as Spain and Portugal, but, I think now they are determined to originate from France. Italy was a crossroads for so many cultures so it's not surprising that I do not have any ethnicity results that are labeled as "Italian." Still it is interesting to check it from time to time. I am actually slightly interested in my father's possible Native American ancestry possibly from the Bolling family which I have read some of that goes back to Rolfe and Pocahontas. We have definite Bodine ancestry and one of our ancestors -- the wife of a Bodine husband -- had a maiden name which is unknown. But they had a son (a brother of my Bodine ancestor) whose name was Bowling or Bolling Bodine. So there is speculation that he was named after his mother's maiden name and then the history back from that. Also possible Sephardic Jewish ancestry through a possible ancestor, Elizabeth Lupo, widow of Albiano Lupo, and wife of John Chandler the Emigrant of Elizabeth City, Virginia. The speculation is that her maiden name was Bassano (like Lupo another Sephardic Jewish family brought from Italy to England to be royal court musicians). The Chandler Family Association has determined that at the level of Big Y I am 100 percent Chandler DNA Project Y-chromosome Group 7A -- all tested to be direct male line descendants of the said John Chandler of Elizabeth City and/or his possible brothers or first cousins who may have come to Virginia in about the same time frame. His only wife and only mother of his children was the said Elizabeth (Bassano?) Lupo. My father is also of the same DNA Project test result group at 37 markers. I don't think I have had his DNA tested any higher than that. Neither of our surnames are Chandler.
Ok so does this mean that if my grandfather was told he was Cherokee Indian and he got it from his mothers side. That my mom (his daughter) could show so little Indian in her that when my sister did 23 and me she has no Indian in her whatsoever but when I do it I could have it in me? My sister and I are half. We have same mom, different dads.
Wow, that's a lot going on. Yes, you can have different results. As for Cherokee... watch this video to explain why none of y'all will likely have that appear in your DNA results. ruclips.net/video/jPNV3MEWwFU/видео.html
I'm paternally an only child, but I'm maternally the oldest of 5. My closest in age sister has tested on 23andMe but I've tested on the 4 most popular sites. I know that my 1.7% Romanian and her .8% Romanian are from our Transylvanian ancestors from our direct maternal line, but is there a way to pinpoint from looking at her results(she won't share full access with me) which we inherited from each of our shared grandparents? Said grandparents tested on Ancestry instead and I'm currently awaiting a response about accessing their info before they pass.
I actually quite like to see when the sibling ethnicity estimates are very different because if their parents aren't tested then the siblings inheriting different things gives me the best insight into what their parents would have had in total. If they inherited more similar amounts from the same ancestors there may be less I can learn about whatever they didn't inherit. Every time I find something notable in one siblings DNA results I didn't find in another sibling, I'm glad that multiple siblings tested and inherited different things!
You inherit different things from your parents
True.
I think you're onto something here3 lisa!!
Very interesting & magnificent way to illustrate it, thank you!
Thank you Andy, this was interesting and eye-opening for me. Explained a lot.
I take exception to all the statements that twins are exactly the same. They are Not. My identical twin and I do not have the same ethnic %'s. Some of our ethnic regions are different by 2% I tested my mother and 3 siblings. Our ethnicity differs by 20% in some regions.
Fantastic video, thank you! I love your channel's content.
Very interesting. I have very little interest in researching my distant DNA matches and I have even less interest in focusing on the ethnicity results. I and different members of my extended family have mostly tested through Ancestry DNA. And their ethnicity results keep changing. It does concern others in my family particularly in reference to the Italian ethnicity or mostly lack thereof! lol I have always been fascinated by history and know for a fact that the history of Europe is rampant with migrations and cross migrations. Entire dynasties were changed as a result of invasions from one place into another and, of course, bringing that different ethnic DNA into the mix. This is especially true of Italy. So I'm not surprised of different ethnic results. For Family Tree DNA (where I first tested and also paid for testing for my father, mother and maternal grandmother) if I am understanding the explanation correctly -- the ethnic labels they used were based on ethnic mixes as far back as the time of the Roman Empire. And they seemed to be somewhat arbitrary. Such as my grandmother having ethnicity based geographically in the Middle East whereas I think mine was in Israel or North Africa and similarly Mom's was in that same region of the world. So I would think that Ancestry DNA's ethnic results would be possibly based on the same time frame and again it's basically a toss of the dice as to what label they put on it. Mom might have some DNA results of Northern Italian (now finally). My ethnic results (presumably for my mother's paternal side) used to be designated as Spain and Portugal, but, I think now they are determined to originate from France. Italy was a crossroads for so many cultures so it's not surprising that I do not have any ethnicity results that are labeled as "Italian." Still it is interesting to check it from time to time.
I am actually slightly interested in my father's possible Native American ancestry possibly from the Bolling family which I have read some of that goes back to Rolfe and Pocahontas. We have definite Bodine ancestry and one of our ancestors -- the wife of a Bodine husband -- had a maiden name which is unknown. But they had a son (a brother of my Bodine ancestor) whose name was Bowling or Bolling Bodine. So there is speculation that he was named after his mother's maiden name and then the history back from that.
Also possible Sephardic Jewish ancestry through a possible ancestor, Elizabeth Lupo, widow of Albiano Lupo, and wife of John Chandler the Emigrant of Elizabeth City, Virginia. The speculation is that her maiden name was Bassano (like Lupo another Sephardic Jewish family brought from Italy to England to be royal court musicians). The Chandler Family Association has determined that at the level of Big Y I am 100 percent Chandler DNA Project Y-chromosome Group 7A -- all tested to be direct male line descendants of the said John Chandler of Elizabeth City and/or his possible brothers or first cousins who may have come to Virginia in about the same time frame. His only wife and only mother of his children was the said Elizabeth (Bassano?) Lupo. My father is also of the same DNA Project test result group at 37 markers. I don't think I have had his DNA tested any higher than that. Neither of our surnames are Chandler.
Ok so does this mean that if my grandfather was told he was Cherokee Indian and he got it from his mothers side. That my mom (his daughter) could show so little Indian in her that when my sister did 23 and me she has no Indian in her whatsoever but when I do it I could have it in me? My sister and I are half. We have same mom, different dads.
Wow, that's a lot going on. Yes, you can have different results. As for Cherokee... watch this video to explain why none of y'all will likely have that appear in your DNA results. ruclips.net/video/jPNV3MEWwFU/видео.html
my half sisters and i have a huge difference in ethnicities percentages and not just from being only half
I'm paternally an only child, but I'm maternally the oldest of 5. My closest in age sister has tested on 23andMe but I've tested on the 4 most popular sites. I know that my 1.7% Romanian and her .8% Romanian are from our Transylvanian ancestors from our direct maternal line, but is there a way to pinpoint from looking at her results(she won't share full access with me) which we inherited from each of our shared grandparents? Said grandparents tested on Ancestry instead and I'm currently awaiting a response about accessing their info before they pass.