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Mortimer
03-20-2017, 01:17 AM
On WeGene Im significantly less European and more Southasian(and generally Non-European) then on 23andme. Does 23andme overestimate the European percent?

WeGene
https://s18.postimg.org/ean8zujnd/Wegeneneweurope.jpg

23andme
https://s12.postimg.org/6pbthe8wd/Ancestry_Compositionnewexperience.jpg
Mortimer
03-20-2017, 01:33 AM
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Kriptc06
03-20-2017, 02:12 AM
I have heard that they do. But I did not test and cannot afirm for sure, it also may vary from person to person.
Those autosomal genetic tests are not 100% accurate, they are a close to reality guesstimate.
Peterski
04-26-2017, 11:28 PM
Since you are 56.25% Romani, I guess that WeGene (25.37% Indian + 11.71% MENA = 37.08%) makes more sense for you than 23andMe. When Roma/Gypsies were migrating from India to Europe, they absorbed some Middle Eastern DNA on their way. Later in Europe they absorbed also some European DNA.
Deymark
04-26-2017, 11:28 PM
Yes, it does.The old ftdna was best.
Annie999
04-26-2017, 11:31 PM
WeGene is not very good in my opinion.
Peterski
04-26-2017, 11:33 PM
WeGene is not very good in my opinion, it gives you random results.

It is not good for pure Europeans because it has very few reference samples from Europe.

Which is why - for example - some 100% Poles end up scoring like this in WeGene:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?200770-Polish-autosomal-ancestry-genetic-test-results&p=4304178&viewfull=1#post4304178

36% Hungarian + 34% Russian + 9% English + 9% Finnish + 8% French. :lol:

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But it might be good for some Non-European or partially European people.
Annie999
04-27-2017, 01:41 AM
It is not good for pure Europeans because it has very few reference samples from Europe.

Which is why - for example - some 100% Poles end up scoring like this in WeGene:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?200770-Polish-autosomal-ancestry-genetic-test-results&p=4304178&viewfull=1#post4304178

36% Hungarian + 34% Russian + 9% English + 9% Finnish + 8% French. :lol:

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But it might be good for some Non-European or partially European people.

In WeGene Im french, greek and hungarian..im neither