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If I do an ancestry DNA test, do my parents need to do one too?

Asked by rebbel (35547

) November 26th, 2021
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Hear me out.
I thought about gifting them with such test, because I would like them to have the possibility to figure out where ‘they came from’ (topographicaly).
I have one such test in my possession, which I will send in soon.
Now, imagine my results come back as 90% Dutch, 4% German, 4% Norwegian, and 2% Nigerian.
What are the chances that either one of my parents will have drastically different outcome?
Or, what is the need to do the test for them (and for me to spend $180 unnecessary).

Could my father be, say, 20% Russian,or my mother 40% Irish?

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There are a couple questions:

Are you sure there won’t be any surprises? People get ancestry tests and then find out there “family” is not what they thought. Everything from the fatehr being different to find they actually have a different background that was a deep secret.

How distinct are your parents backgrounds? Mine are very different: my father was pure Scot, my mother Mexican, but I have blue eyes and my mother explained it as “there was a rumor of an Austrtian”.

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That stuff is somewhat speculative and your parents and your percentages will not likely add up. What is not speculative are specific genes. I think these tests are invaluable in finding potential hidden genetic conditions. Something to consider, if there are any skeletons in the closet when it comes to family lineage they may come out. That did not happen in my family thankfully. The tests did identify the general area of Europe we hail from.

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Your ancestry should be roughly the average of that of your parents. Depending on how many genes are used, it will not be exact. For example, if one of your mother’s genes was a large factor in determining your mother’s ancestry and you did not receive that particular gene, then it would not show up in your test.

LostInParadise (31905

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@zenvelo Many years ago we were on vacation in Mexico; we met a couple, the guy was from USA and his wife was Mexican. She had bright blue eyes, theory was she was Spanish Mexican not indigenous Mexican.

Tropical_Willie (31119

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Do a Family Finder test its the cheapest.
Just do your own.
If your parents /siblings etc want to do it as well Goahead and arrange for them and all of you will show up on each others DNA test as a family.
This is a general test giving information on percentages of heritages etc With this test one can show up with BOTH maternal and Paternal lines ..its just the percentage that was passed onto you that changes with eah sibling.
By the way the annual sale is on now after that the costs go up .

FamilytreeDNA does not share with other companies as Ancestry does.

Later one can do the Y 37 DNA test for the paternal line.

https://www.familytreedna.com/

Inspired_2write (14486

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I do not recommend these kind of commercial endeavors. If you read all of the printed material you will take it back. You can’t get the material until you buy the product so carefully remove the reading material so you’ll be able to return the product.

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