DNA Stories.

[243rose]

Hi.

I am thinking of having my maternal/paternal dna traced to see what tribe in britain i decend from or what part of the world i come from way back when.

Does anyone out there have any experience/ stories about this and was the experience worth the money?

TA
Iain

[Mumsie2131]

There is a word of warning in a FH Journal I received to-day that going via Ancestry tells you very little.  I went to a lecture on DNA and Oxford Ancestor was the one which was recommended.
Oxford Ancestor in a Search Engine will bring it up.  It's not cheap but I understood more informative.

[243rose]

i did have a quick look at that.
my brother is going to go 50/50 with me.
he is convinced he is part viking.
my dad had jupitons contracture and was told by a doctor that dna has narrowed sufferers down to viking decendants.

[willow154]

Hi again Iain,
Glad to see you're still with us!
Aren't the shape of the feet supposed to be an indicator - or have I dreamt that?
Paulene

[243rose]

well my 2nd toes are way longer than my big toe, same with my mum.
missing link maybe.

Iain

[willow154]

I can't find the bit about feet at the mo - will let you know if I do.
Hope yours are Ok by the way - and you're eating the cherries and pineapple!
I bought a wonderful book a couple of months ago (haven't read it yet) called Face of Britian by Robin McKie -  have you read it, Iain?
Paulene

[243rose]

saw it in the shop then read a negative review on amazon which put me off a bit.
Had a cherry yoghurt the other day if that counts.
Also had several bottles of red wine and no sign of an attack.... i shall keep on experimenting.

[willow154]

tut tut

[willow154]

No seriously, I must read it and I'll let you know, Iain.
What it does say though is that they reconstructed the head of an Anglo-Saxon man.....it had a strong cleft chin and a bifid nose, which is marked by a division into lobes at the tip. These bones are linked to a central groove visible on the bone of the chin and on the base of the nose.
Pauene