Why don't people trust My Heritage?

[Richmondbread]

People say it's useless, but according to an article, it's actually more accurate than 23andme

https://blog.genomelink.io/posts/23a...the-dna-newbie


MyHeritage DNA Test Advantages

While 23andMe has several important advantages, MyHeritage has its own angle on the ancestry test. With the largest database size of nearly any genetic DNA testing company, the test results you receive from MyHeritage have a higher statistical probability of being correct. The company also allows you to do in-depth ancestry research on your family history. Using your DNA sample, you can not only connect to your relatives, but you can use your ancestry report to help build your family tree, as seen in the image below.

The only advantage of 23andme is it gives you all the extras such as health charts, predictability of disease, etc. But ethnicity estimates are not withstanding. My Heritage seems to be better overall.

On My Heritage I even get the same family name matches- several in Lithuania which says they are closer cousins, which is highly accurate.

My results:

[Andullero]

Didn't know you had Guido ancestry, or at least, I haven't read about you saying it before. Interesting.

[Richmondbread]

Didn't know you had Guido ancestry, or at least, I haven't read about you saying it before. Interesting.

Its not really Italian. It's probably southern france/alps

[bandoge]

I read a lot of bad commentaries about them when I decided to take a test, but it was the easiest one to take in Brazil when I done it. I know people dislike its native american classification because the reference is mixed so it's usually overestimated. My results were a bit confusing, but their groups and the family matching are good. I found an aunt of my grandma on Canada (originally from Italy)!

[Richmondbread]

Didn't know you had Guido ancestry, or at least, I haven't read about you saying it before. Interesting.

Its not really Italian. It's probably southern france/alps

[SouthDutch7991]

People say it's useless, but according to an article, it's actually more accurate than 23andme

https://blog.genomelink.io/posts/23a...the-dna-newbie


MyHeritage DNA Test Advantages

While 23andMe has several important advantages, MyHeritage has its own angle on the ancestry test. With the largest database size of nearly any genetic DNA testing company, the test results you receive from MyHeritage have a higher statistical probability of being correct. The company also allows you to do in-depth ancestry research on your family history. Using your DNA sample, you can not only connect to your relatives, but you can use your ancestry report to help build your family tree, as seen in the image below.

The only advantage of 23andme is it gives you all the extras such as health charts, predictability of disease, etc. But ethnicity estimates are not withstanding. My Heritage seems to be better overall.

On My Heritage I even get the same family name matches- several in Lithuania which says they are closer cousins, which is highly accurate.

My results:

They use mestizo individuals as a native reference, and none of their results are consistent between me, my parents, or my grandparents.

[Richmondbread]

They use mestizo individuals as a native reference, and none of their results are consistent between me, my parents, or my grandparents.

It won't be. We all get different recombination

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[SouthDutch7991]

It won't be. We all get different recombination

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Some things are beyond the possible.

[MCMXCV]

I uploaded my relatives’ 23andMe raw DNA to MyHeritage — albeit it primarily for DNA matches — and got entirely different ethnicity estimates. Everyone got around 50% North and West European, while they get between 10% and 27% Northwestern European according to 23andMe. Buying the kit directly from MyHeritage would likely result in different estimates, but I wonder how much different.

[Mr.G]

If the writer at blog.genomelink.io/posts/23a...the-dna-newbie actually said that MyHeritage gives a more accurate ethnicity estimate than 23andMe, then they should have their freedom of speech revoked for a period of 6 months, during which time they will need to undergo extensive psychological and intelligence testing before returning to professional journalism.