Another AncestryDna update coming

[Matxe92]

I can't see my result changing with any update and I have all the relevant GCs.

What's GCs?

[Grace O'Malley]

Is there some post or whatever from AncestryDNA you can link to? I'm stoked if it's true.

This was the email I got.

[Matxe92]

This was the email I got.

Haven't got it. That's weird. Perhaps they update the bigger countries before Denmark, that was the case last time atleast.
Anyway, cheers.

[Grace O'Malley]

What's GCs?

Both my daughter (she got 3) and myself (I got 5 GCs) all from Ireland. She has a couple different than mine because her paternal ancestry was from a different part of Ireland.

This is her result. GCs are Genetic Communities and they are very accurate IMO.

[Matxe92]

Both my daughter (she got 3) and myself (I got 5 GCs) all from Ireland. She has a couple different than mine because her paternal ancestry was from a different part of Ireland.

This is her result. GCs are Genetic Communities and they are very accurate IMO.

100% Ireland. Haha, strong. You wont have an identity crisis over that result that's for sure. Cool.

[Grace O'Malley]

100% Ireland. Haha, strong. You wont have an identity crisis over that result that's for sure. Cool.

That's the daughter's. Mine is also 100%. These tests are very Irish shifted. Irish generally get 100% but I've seen Scandinavians, Northern French etc get a reasonable amount of Ireland & Scotland. I think the tests are very Irish/British centric. I do have all known ancestry from there though so it is accurate for me.

[Matty74]

I didn’t get any genetic communities either but I guess that’s just the luck of the draw. I’m not really expecting any changes with this update. Anyone else buy tests for their parents? Would it be worthwhile?

Edit: nvm I guess I do have a genetic community after comparing Ms O’Malley’s post with my results

[Matxe92]

That's the daughter's. Mine is also 100%. These tests are very Irish shifted. Irish generally get 100% but I've seen Scandinavians, Northern French etc get a reasonable amount of Ireland & Scotland. I think the tests are very Irish/British centric. I do have all known ancestry from there though so it is accurate for me.

I agree. I know a couple of danes aswell that got Irish/scottish in their test also.
I was not too happy with the new update to be honest, it's as bad as the last version. My eastern european components are strongly underestimated here i feel, i does link me very precisely with Pomerania, which is totally correct. That was impressive.
But other than, i get tired from seeing all this English/wales stuff in my results. I hope the result gets better with next update.

[farke1]

This is her result. GCs are Genetic Communities and they are very accurate IMO.

Mine were incredibly accurate too. I have a genetic community in Ireland that is literally 50km from one side to the other, and it happened to be where my paternal grandmother was born. I have no clue how they get their Irish results to be so precise.

[Grace O'Malley]

I agree. I know a couple of danes aswell that got Irish/scottish in their test also.
I was not too happy with the new update to be honest, it's as bad as the last version. My eastern european components are strongly underestimated here i feel, i does link me very precisely with Pomerania, which is totally correct. That was impressive.
But other than, i get tired from seeing all this English/wales stuff in my results. I hope the result gets better with next update.

England & Wales is another one. Silly that they have given you an American GC when it should be the other way around. Ancestry has an overwhelmingly American tester database so it is very geared to the US. I do think with more European testers it will get better and the GCs will improve as well. MyHeritage has a lot of European testers but a rubbish algorithm. I wish they would do an update on that one. I notice you have a Pomeranian GC which is obviously from your Polish ancestry. That's pretty cool.