Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: To all those who still want to pound on Warren for her family history that turned out to be legend-- [View all]catchnrelease
(1,945 posts)I think people look at the dna results and are sometimes confused as to what they have 'inherited'. The idea that we get 50% of our genes from each parent is true, but it's not necessarily the same 50% as what our siblings would have. So while you might not have any NA genes show up in your test, your brother/sister might have some. Which means it *could* be possible that there was an NA ancestor way back in your family, you just didn't get any of their genetic material. Each time a baby is conceived, the mix is random, and wouldn't be the exact same as other children in the family. And it would be diluted over the generations as well.
My husband is a twin, he had auburn hair and freckles growing up. His twin sister has olive skin, and black hair. Their dad is mostly Hispanic and mom was Irish/German. His dna test showed mostly Irish and Western European with minimal Hispanic. Don't believe his sister has had a test done so can't compare hers, but I bet it's the opposite of his. I do agree that the testing is not really foolproof, but it is interesting to see how the results work out.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided