Mars
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- Y-DNA haplogroup
- R1b1a2a1a1b3
- mtDNA haplogroup
- HV
Hey there, I'd like to show you my Geno NextGeneration results. I'd like to know what you think about them.
My ethnic background is northern italian, from various provinces.
First, my "hominin ancestry" dropped dramatically (I was a Geno 2.0 participant, too): it was very high, around 3% (neanderthal) with the former Geno version, as it's now 1,2%, far less than the average (2.1).
My haplos are nothing particular, just in line with my region data (they found I've got a deep clade downstream to R-Z36, I opened a thread about it in another section of this site, while my maternal haplo is HV).
Autosomal data are the more surprising. NextGen scans dna very deeply, it's probably the most accurate commercial analysis. Here we go
64% southern european---------this is absolutely in line with other northern italians I know, who tested with Geno.
17% Asia Minor------------------it's apparently high, northern italians' A.M. is around 8%, on average
15% Scandinavia----------------not so common here, at least with these percentages...!
3% Britain and Ireland---------according to Geno, it's a pre-agricultural Europe component, associated to northern and western populations, with a peak in the british isles. I have a theory...
2% jewish diaspora------------this is a total surprise to me. I haven't any known jewish relative in my family tree.
WHAT I NOTICED: There is no western-central european component. It's around 30% in other northern italians. They often lack scandinavian, in any case it seems pretty high for a northern italian... About the "british" component: I think it may have to do with the megalithic cultures. I have ligurian heritage (among others), and ligurians have been associated to ancient Iberians.
Another hypothesis, it's part of the "northern" package inside my dna, along with scandinavian.
The 2% jewish is a newbie (both former Geno and FTDNA didn't detect it).
What's your opinion? Both about my results (given my ethnic background), and the new Nat Geo test.
My ethnic background is northern italian, from various provinces.
First, my "hominin ancestry" dropped dramatically (I was a Geno 2.0 participant, too): it was very high, around 3% (neanderthal) with the former Geno version, as it's now 1,2%, far less than the average (2.1).
My haplos are nothing particular, just in line with my region data (they found I've got a deep clade downstream to R-Z36, I opened a thread about it in another section of this site, while my maternal haplo is HV).
Autosomal data are the more surprising. NextGen scans dna very deeply, it's probably the most accurate commercial analysis. Here we go
64% southern european---------this is absolutely in line with other northern italians I know, who tested with Geno.
17% Asia Minor------------------it's apparently high, northern italians' A.M. is around 8%, on average
15% Scandinavia----------------not so common here, at least with these percentages...!
3% Britain and Ireland---------according to Geno, it's a pre-agricultural Europe component, associated to northern and western populations, with a peak in the british isles. I have a theory...
2% jewish diaspora------------this is a total surprise to me. I haven't any known jewish relative in my family tree.
WHAT I NOTICED: There is no western-central european component. It's around 30% in other northern italians. They often lack scandinavian, in any case it seems pretty high for a northern italian... About the "british" component: I think it may have to do with the megalithic cultures. I have ligurian heritage (among others), and ligurians have been associated to ancient Iberians.
Another hypothesis, it's part of the "northern" package inside my dna, along with scandinavian.
The 2% jewish is a newbie (both former Geno and FTDNA didn't detect it).
What's your opinion? Both about my results (given my ethnic background), and the new Nat Geo test.