Thambi's AncestryDNA update

**Thambi** · 09-13-2018, 03:08 AM

updated results.
100% from the indian subcontinent but probably the weirdest division of the region. not sure why gujaratis/western indians form their own group thats separate from south asia

66% Southern Asia
34% Western and Central India

Previous results

87% South Asia
8% East Asia
5% Melanesia

**Rædwald** · 09-13-2018, 03:10 AM

Are you happy with your updated results? How accurate do you believe it to be.

**Thambi** · 09-13-2018, 03:13 AM

Originally Posted by LePrieur

Are you happy with your updated results? How accurate do you believe it to be.

kind of.

The overall percentage 100% from the indian subcontinent is accurate, but the division within south asia seems really awkward lol. They grouped south india, pakistan, and even most of afghanistan under south asia but western india, which includes one state called gujarat, has its own category.

**Truth Preacher** · 09-13-2018, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Thambi

kind of.

The overall percentage 100% from the indian subcontinent is accurate, but the division within south asia seems really awkward lol. They grouped south india, pakistan, and even most of afghanistan under south asia but western india, which includes one state called gujarat, has its own category.

Probably cos of previous user: Skipper/HondaAccord lol.

**~~Iloko~~** · 09-30-2018, 12:12 PM

Gedmatch tends to be way more interesting & informative for South Asians

**Thambi** · 09-30-2018, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by Iloko

Gedmatch tends to be way more interesting & informative for South Asians

yeah true. These 23andme and AncestryDNA tests just group everyone from afghanistan to srilanka into one category. Afghanistan isnt even south asia. Its not wrong in categorizing us desis as full south asian based on recent ancestry but its quite vague. Cant blame them though due to their lack of enough samples from the region.

Gedmatch is indeed very precise in comparison and gives out accurate oracles and all.

**arkas** · 09-30-2018, 02:54 PM

My mum just got an update as well by the way, she has somewhat similar results to you and no more East Asian, Polynesian or Melanesian.

It is more accurate I think since they got rid of my mum's non-South Asian percentages, but also less accurate since I can't believe my mum has ANY Western/Central Indian ancestry.

**Thambi** · 09-30-2018, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by arkas

My mum just got an update as well by the way, she has somewhat similar results to you and no more East Asian, Polynesian or Melanesian.

It is more accurate I think since they got rid of my mum's non-South Asian percentages, but also less accurate since I can't believe my mum has ANY Western/Central Indian ancestry.

woah so she has no east asian? she's completely indian then. yeah the western/central indian is so random. I have no mix from that region as well. gujarati patels are quite tested among south asian groups so thats why they get their own group i guess. btw what are her updated percentages?

**Jana** · 09-30-2018, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Thambi

yeah true. These 23andme and AncestryDNA tests just group everyone from afghanistan to srilanka into one category. Afghanistan isnt even south asia. Its not wrong in categorizing us desis as full south asian based on recent ancestry but its quite vague. Cant blame them though due to their lack of enough samples from the region.

Gedmatch is indeed very precise in comparison and gives out accurate oracles and all.

That is because these kind of tests are oriented towards white Americans of western European ancestry. Youl will see western Europe broken down in to very small and well refined clusters, while they grouped us eastern Euros is one huge cluster from Kazakhstan to Bulgaria

The same for South Asia I think, very bizzare breakdown, and way too broad

**arkas** · 09-30-2018, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Thambi

woah so she has no east asian? she's completely indian then. yeah the western/central indian is so random. I have no mix from that region as well. gujarati patels are quite tested among south asian groups so thats why they get their own group i guess. btw what are her updated percentages?

None, I didn't really ever think I had any actual East Asian ancestry, but I couldn't say for sure before. My mum is now 52% Western and Central Indian and 48% South Asian. Do you know where Gujrati people, assuming Western/Central are Gujrati, where they plot in relation to other groups? I would've thought South Indians would be VERY far from them.

I made a thread with the updated results in here.
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...-s-DNA-results