Nasturtium
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I found this link in the Telegraph (UK) from 2008:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...Orkney-Islanders-have-Siberian-relatives.html
"Orkney Islanders are more closely related to people in Siberia and in Pakistan than those in Africa and the near East, according to a novel method to chart human migrations."
it goes on further...
"The Orcadians, or those closely related to them in central/northern Europe, also contribute to two other North East Asian populations, the Hezhen and Han from Northern China. "
I'm a member of 23andme and deCODEme and both have plotted me as Orcadian. I did the genetic test to infer my ancestry, so this is of great interest to me. My results are:
23andme:
1. Orcadian
2. Norwegian
3. French (not actually in the box, but close to it)
deCODEme:
1. Icelander
2. French
3. Orcadian
Can anyone further explain what the Orcadian/Siberian linkage might mean, or have any thoughts on the genetic tests ability to infer ancestry?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/...Orkney-Islanders-have-Siberian-relatives.html
"Orkney Islanders are more closely related to people in Siberia and in Pakistan than those in Africa and the near East, according to a novel method to chart human migrations."
it goes on further...
"The Orcadians, or those closely related to them in central/northern Europe, also contribute to two other North East Asian populations, the Hezhen and Han from Northern China. "
I'm a member of 23andme and deCODEme and both have plotted me as Orcadian. I did the genetic test to infer my ancestry, so this is of great interest to me. My results are:
23andme:
1. Orcadian
2. Norwegian
3. French (not actually in the box, but close to it)
deCODEme:
1. Icelander
2. French
3. Orcadian
Can anyone further explain what the Orcadian/Siberian linkage might mean, or have any thoughts on the genetic tests ability to infer ancestry?