I'm of mixed heritage; half British (Yorkshire), a quarter German (Hesse, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg) and a quarter French (Île-de-France, Auvergne). I was wondering if there might have been any progress on LivingDNA's project for German heritage.
I sent a DNA sample each in to LivingDNA and 23andme and have already tested with AncestryDNA. I've read in other forums that many calculators tend to grossly overestimate British heritage for those of Northwestern European heritage, which concerns me seeing as that's my main genetic cluster, ancestrally speaking.
When I tested with AncestryDNA, their first estimate was rather spot-on, but their updated version is entirely wrong. My French grandmother first received an excessively high estimate of British DNA but the updated version revised her estimate and made her mostly French, but with a sizeable portion from England & Wales nonetheless.
If anyone has any idea of how LivingDNA's project has come along, I'd be happy to know, because it's really on my French and German sides that I want the most genetic insight.
On-paper genealogy:
British: 43.75%
Irish: 6.25%
German: 25%
French: 22.885%
Spanish: 3.125%
Previous AncestryDNA results:
Great Britain: 46%
Scandinavia: 22%
Ireland/Scotland/Wales: 13%
Europe South: 9%
Europe West: 7%
Iberian Peninsula: 2%
Europe East: <1%
Updated AncestryDNA results:
England and Wales: 61%
Ireland and Scotland: 31%
Sweden: 6%
Norway: 2%
If anybody is interested in GEDmatch admixture results, let me know.
I sent a DNA sample each in to LivingDNA and 23andme and have already tested with AncestryDNA. I've read in other forums that many calculators tend to grossly overestimate British heritage for those of Northwestern European heritage, which concerns me seeing as that's my main genetic cluster, ancestrally speaking.
When I tested with AncestryDNA, their first estimate was rather spot-on, but their updated version is entirely wrong. My French grandmother first received an excessively high estimate of British DNA but the updated version revised her estimate and made her mostly French, but with a sizeable portion from England & Wales nonetheless.
If anyone has any idea of how LivingDNA's project has come along, I'd be happy to know, because it's really on my French and German sides that I want the most genetic insight.
On-paper genealogy:
British: 43.75%
Irish: 6.25%
German: 25%
French: 22.885%
Spanish: 3.125%
Previous AncestryDNA results:
Great Britain: 46%
Scandinavia: 22%
Ireland/Scotland/Wales: 13%
Europe South: 9%
Europe West: 7%
Iberian Peninsula: 2%
Europe East: <1%
Updated AncestryDNA results:
England and Wales: 61%
Ireland and Scotland: 31%
Sweden: 6%
Norway: 2%
If anybody is interested in GEDmatch admixture results, let me know.