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Ancestry/Genealogy

bif

(26,314 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:03 AM Wednesday

Interesting. They added 1% Danish to my mix. And my Jewishness went from 4.3% to 5.8%! Everything was pretty much the same.

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Just got a revised chart from 23 & Me (Original Post) bif Wednesday OP

My son did it EYESORE 9001 Wednesday #1

My revised breakdown crud Wednesday #2

Ancestry stole my African genes from me! Trueblue Texan Thursday #4

They explained the update... bif Wednesday #3

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1. My son did it

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:06 AM

Wednesday

and now my curiosity is piqued. I’d also like to see which markers he inherited from me and which came from his mother.

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2. My revised breakdown

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:59 AM

Wednesday

made me less Jewish...and more Scottish.

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4. Ancestry stole my African genes from me!

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 11:33 AM

Thursday

But added Portuguese. Go figure. I was proud to maybe be black

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3. They explained the update...

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:25 PM

Wednesday

was the result of a larger sampling.