How far does AnccestaryDNA and 23andme go back?

[MercifulServant]

How far do they go back and should I get ancestary or 23andme

Discuss

[Ilma]

Some say only 300 years back or so.

I heard about 23andme they are going back til middle-age, another time they go back til 500 years back though.

The ancestry timeline is speculative according to the lenght of your segments etc and only goes back 8 generations or so : https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004342967-Ancestry-Timeline

https://blog.23andme.com/23andme-and-you/genetics-101/ancestry-at-23andme-what-can-you-learn/

[MercifulServant]

Some say only 300 years back or so.

I heard about 23andme they are going back til middle-age, another time they go back til 500 years back though.

The ancestry timeline is speculative according to the lenght of your segments etc and only goes back 8 generations or so : https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004342967-Ancestry-Timeline

https://blog.23andme.com/23andme-and-you/genetics-101/ancestry-at-23andme-what-can-you-learn/

Wait how long back does ancestaryDNA go??

[Hamlet]

500 years roughly for both, and 23andme. It's more expensive, but it's more accurate (arguably) and it comes with Y DNA and mtDNA, which Ancestry does not.

[Hamlet]

Definitely go for 23andme basically.

[MercifulServant]

Definitely go for 23andme basically.

23andme seems better overall I will go with it

[Hamlet]

23andme seems better overall I will go with it

You won't regret it, trust

[Hadouken]

4-5 days or so

[Maintenance]

I ordered 23ndme an hour ago, i already have samples to send from myheritage but feels like a scam, no contact with the employees via phone or mail, thats why i ordered 23ndme

[Senpai]

I think it goes back even further than it says, or else I feel a lot of North Americans like myself wouldn't get any real results. I just ordered a DNA test a few days ago, I'll be pissed if it doesn't go back, haha.

[Hamlet]

I think it goes back even further than it says, or else I feel a lot of North Americans like myself wouldn't get any real results. I just ordered a DNA test a few days ago, I'll be pissed if it doesn't go back, haha.

I think what it means by going back 500 years is going back to the last time the Old and New World were separated.

[Senpai]

That's unfortunate, because I have a ton of ancestors from England coming over in the early 1600's that only have ancestry from other places, such as Scandinavia. England was almost a holding place for them/..

[MercifulServant]

I ordered 23ndme an hour ago, i already have samples to send from myheritage but feels like a scam, no contact with the employees via phone or mail, thats why i ordered 23ndme

Im ordering mine today