Got my reports back. An amazing amount of information. They test for 10's of thousands of 'markers' on your 23 chromosomes which you can download as raw data. They make available summaries and tutorials of the data.
They use both Maternal and Paternal Haplogroups to trace when this group was first identified. For instance on the maternal side I am U5b1 which can be traced to a single woman who lived in Europe 15,500 years ago. On the paternal side I am I-M253 which can be traced back to a group of men who lived in Europe 30,000 years ago.
They have identified 2872 markers from Neanderthals who lived in Europe from 200,000 to 40,000 years ago. I have 292 of those markers which means I have more markers than 72% of people who have been tested. Total contribution in me is 3 to 4 percent..lol.
I can also look up a total of over 1400 people who are my "cousins". However THEY must grant permission.
Very happy with the information as I have read a lot lately about paleoanthropology. And they have extracted DNA from pre-homosapiens back to as many hundreds of thousands of years ago. Pretty exciting times. Sent for a kit for the wife.
They use both Maternal and Paternal Haplogroups to trace when this group was first identified. For instance on the maternal side I am U5b1 which can be traced to a single woman who lived in Europe 15,500 years ago. On the paternal side I am I-M253 which can be traced back to a group of men who lived in Europe 30,000 years ago.
They have identified 2872 markers from Neanderthals who lived in Europe from 200,000 to 40,000 years ago. I have 292 of those markers which means I have more markers than 72% of people who have been tested. Total contribution in me is 3 to 4 percent..lol.
I can also look up a total of over 1400 people who are my "cousins". However THEY must grant permission.
Very happy with the information as I have read a lot lately about paleoanthropology. And they have extracted DNA from pre-homosapiens back to as many hundreds of thousands of years ago. Pretty exciting times. Sent for a kit for the wife.