Have you taken a DNA test?

[Mingle]

Vote in the poll above.

[Coastal Elite]

Yes, as a matter of fact I have.

[Mingle]

Bump.

[Cumansky]

Yes

[leonj]

No, but I am open to taking one in the future

[Ülev]

how much they pay for doing the test? they will know everything about me :rolleyes:

edit:
examples:
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?266916-Genius-and-insanity-DNA-23andme-rs6994992-rs1800955-CRISPR-DRD4-NRG1
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?260821-Eye-color-gene-rs12913832-what-is-your-genotype
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?82082-Do-you-have-the-quot-Cuddle-Gene-quot
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?191467-Can-you-drink-milk-(are-you-lactose-tolerant)
and very dangerous one, lol --> https://www.theapricity.com/forum/showthread.php?277227-Autism-SNPs

[Mingle]

how much they pay for doing the test? they will know everything about me :rolleyes:

The two most popular ones are 23andMe and FTDNA. 23andMe is $100 but $70 when there's a sale. FTDNA is $80 but $60 when there's a sale. Between the two, I'd recommend FTDNA since it has better raw data and it's cheaper.

[Ülev]

The two most popular ones are 23andMe and FTDNA. 23andMe is $100 but $70 when there's a sale. FTDNA is $80 but $60 when there's a sale. Between the two, I'd recommend FTDNA since it has better raw data and it's cheaper.

the point is they have to pay us for selling privacy, I edited/added what I meant

[El_Abominacion]

Yup. 23andMe and AncestryDNA are the ones I did the spit test for

[Mingle]

the point is they have to pay us for selling privacy, I edited/added what I meant

No they don't. They don't pay you anything.

[Myanthropologies]

They're honestly a waste of money if you're already 100% sure of what your ancestry is. They're more fun and worthwhile if you're some 6th generation new worlder who is a mutt of various things.

[TheMaestro]

yes but with the most shitiest org myHeritage

[Tigranes]

No, but I am open to taking one in the future

[Mingle]

yes but with the most shitiest org myHeritage

Why? Cause of its low price?

[Mingle]

They're honestly a waste of money if you're already 100% sure of what your ancestry is.

Not if you have a personal interest in genetics.

[Mingle]

Bump

[Dr_Maul]

Yes. And I do not regret it either

[princeton90]

Vote in the poll above.

No, but I am open to taking one in the future.

[Celestia]

23andme and Ancestry

[Chris596]

Why? Cause of its low price?

Yes I did a DNA test and I kind of regret it, I wanted to choose 23andme at first but they couldn't deliver it to my door, and I'm living in the capital of Hungary...

Because Myheritage is not really accurate right now, especially for Southeastern Europeans. They got my Balkan ancestry right, maybe the Jewish too, but the rest was made-up crap. I have no Scandinavian nor Germanic ancestry (confirmed by GEDmatch, Vahaduo, G25, Admixture Studio & other similar tools). I'm half Szekely Hungarian and most Szekelys are 3-5% East/North Asian, and I got nothing but that Asian was also confirmed by these tools mentioned before. So I will say that my results are accurate when that Scandinavian disappears and they put something else in it's place.

[Bender1999]

I want but i have no money. For a student that is a luxury.

[Alenka]

No. I did make my parents take a DNA test, however.

I did buy a MyHeritage DNA kit for myself while I was nervously waiting for their results, but I haven't yet bothered doing the swab nor sending it in. After seeing their results, I'm not particularly curious about seeing my own. I'm just a combination of them anyway. Maybe I'll get to doing it someday, if my interest about my own results peeks.

[placebo]

No, but I am planning on taking one soon.

[calxpal]

Yes, it was one of the best things I did in my life for many reasons :).

[Mingle]

Yes, it was one of the best things I did in my life for many reasons :).

What are those reasons?

[calxpal]

What are those reasons?

It gave me a new interest that helped me connect with other people and meet new people, it got me to learn more geography, I learned neat new things about genetics, I made interesting connections with some DNA relatives, it got me to learn more about history and migrations, I learned a few useful health-related things, I learned there's a bit more in my background than I thought, and I always have something to look forward to with occasional updates and new reports.

[Narration]

Yes, I have.