Have you ever thought of getting your DNA tested? Well, I thought about it and actually did it! My Mother always talked about the women in our family having a Native American heritage, so I really expected to see results that included Native American – maybe 10% or more!
The structure of part of a DNA double helix. May be subject to copyright.
I took advantage of the tests offered by Ancestry which provides an estimate of the historical origins of my DNA. Following are my results:
Africa 73%
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Benin/Togo 21%
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Mali 17%
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Cameroon/Congo 14%
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Nigeria 6%
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Ivory Coast/Ghana 5%
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Trace Regions 10%
Europe 26%
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Europe West 10%
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Ireland 8%
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Trace Regions 8%
West Asia 1%
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Trace Regions 1%
