Why you should get AncestryDNA over 23andme

[Guapo]

Superior? Really? Look at these results:



4% Great Britain? Really?

maybe you have more anglo-saxon from northwest europe than indigenous brit/

[Ylla]

What is the difference/s between this and 23andme and ftDNA?

ftDNA is only good for haplogroups. For autosomal DNA it's a waste of money.

[Pennywise]

ftDNA is only good for haplogroups. For autosomal DNA it's a waste of money.

Some are say the same thing for ftDNA. I don't know. And how can 23andme show a male's mtdna? or a woman's y-dna?

[Ylla]

Some are say the same thing for ftDNA. I don't know. And how can 23andme show a male's mtdna? or a woman's y-dna?

Males carry Y-DNA and mtDNA, so through testing. Women can test a male relative (father, brother, male cousin) to find their paternal line (Y-DNA)

[Gooding]

maybe you have more anglo-saxon from northwest europe than indigenous brit/

That's an excellent point. My English blood may quite literally be more Anglo- Saxon than Celtic Briton. Or, if Great Britain is a meeting place for other Northwestern European groups, maybe there has been more " post Anglo- Saxon Invasion" Germanic input. Of course, one could also surmise that this is simply an Anglo- American's genetic signature, with the Western and Central European, the Irish and then the Scandinavian meeting at various times in England and Scotland before the English migrations in the 1650s- 1750s and the Scots- Irish migrations between 1715 and 1770. Put in my direct French and German ancestry into the mix and it begins to make a little more sense.

[Guapo]

That's an excellent point. My English blood may quite literally be more Anglo- Saxon than Celtic Briton. Or, if Great Britain is a meeting place for other Northwestern European groups, maybe there has been more " post Anglo- Saxon Invasion" Germanic input. Of course, one could also surmise that this is simply an Anglo- American's genetic signature, with the Western and Central European, the Irish and then the Scandinavian meeting at various times in England and Scotland before the English migrations in the 1650s- 1750s and the Scots- Irish migrations between 1715 and 1770. Put in my direct French and German ancestry into the mix and it begins to make a little more sense.

Or celtic britons are basically "west euro" in general, they aren't necessarily indigenous to Britain either if you go by their tales originating from Iberia, modern day France etc like jewpsy said, AncestyDNA apparently uses the best chip, therefore tests for more and better SNPs giving the best raw data and the most accurate results?

I see you also have Iberian, could be ancient celt?

[Guapo]

That's an excellent point. My English blood may quite literally be more Anglo- Saxon than Celtic Briton. Or, if Great Britain is a meeting place for other Northwestern European groups, maybe there has been more " post Anglo- Saxon Invasion" Germanic input. Of course, one could also surmise that this is simply an Anglo- American's genetic signature, with the Western and Central European, the Irish and then the Scandinavian meeting at various times in England and Scotland before the English migrations in the 1650s- 1750s and the Scots- Irish migrations between 1715 and 1770. Put in my direct French and German ancestry into the mix and it begins to make a little more sense.

What area of Britain are your ancestors from? usually the western English has more original A-S genes. Many people have this misconception that the Angles, Saxons Jutes invaded only with soldiers which wasn't true. They came in droves with their women and children. Estimated numbers were over 300,000 by historians that settled in Kent alone.

[Annie999]

what would you say is the best test for someone who is southern european and a bit it Mena?

[Gooding]

Or celtic britons are basically "west euro" in general, they aren't necessarily indigenous to Britain either if you go by their tales originating from Iberia, modern day France etc like jewpsy said, AncestyDNA apparently uses the best chip, therefore tests for more and better SNPs giving the best raw data and the most accurate results?

I see you also have Iberian, could be ancient celt?

It's possible that the Iberian comes from my direct French ancestry, much of which came from Southwestern France, around the Aquitaine and Pyrenean area. While Francois Pecot himself came from Nantes, Jean Armelin came from Puimoisson in Alpes de Haute Provence, Jean Bossier came from Tarne et Garonne and Jean Baptiste Perret came out of Grenoble, Dauphine. I'm perfectly willing to entertain the idea that my Gascon, Provencal and Arpitan ancestors were counted with older Iberian ancestry that contributed to the british genetic pool to produce this percentage.

[Gooding]

What area of Britain are your ancestors from? usually the western English has more original A-S genes. Many people have this misconception that the Angles, Saxons Jutes invaded only with soldiers which wasn't true. They came in droves with their women and children. Estimated numbers were over 300,000 by historians that settled in Kent alone.

You're right. I've got quite a bit of Southwestern English blood and Western Scottish blood.