What is most infuriating is the "confidence level" of DNA testing regarding ancestry. There is a ration which is publicized which is at 50% "speculative", meaning their confidence in a prediction must be greater than 50% to report it. There is a 90% "conservative" interpretation more close based upon the data, yet it is still a guess. So what is being told is very very off.....I will share my general results for example:
Speculative (50%) "Standard"
European 48.9%
East Asian & Native American 42.0%
Sub-Saharan African 3.8%
Middle Eastern & North African 1.5%
Oceanian <.1%
Unassigned 3.8%
Conservative (90%)
European 26.7%
East Asian & Native American 21.9%
Sub-Saharan African N/A
Middle Eastern & North African N/A
Oceanian N/A
Unassigned 51.4%
As you can see here there is a huge gap in numbers....
European a difference of 22.2%
East Asian & Native American a difference of 20.1%
Sub-Saharan African non-longer applicable
Middle Eastern & North African non-longer applicable
Oceanian non-longer applicable
Unassigned increased by 47.6%
Although I am not a genetic expert there is a huge discrepancy in terms of accuracy. More than 50% of my DNA was a guess...which is a good indication that I do not have Middle Eastern, Oceanian or African DNA. They can only really verify that I am a mix of European and East Asian/Native American stock....and that is only 48.6% of my DNA!
I know Databases are incomplete, but I find it misleading that they seem to sell the idea of that they know and you basically sell your DNA to further their research. So a big warning, at this point..... contribute the to Genetic research to build a database for the future....however...it is not going to reveal anything you don't already know by looking in the mirror.
