Have you had genetic testing done? Why or why not?

**Atlantic Islander** · 12-05-2012, 10:51 AM

Yes or No. If yes, which company, and why did you decide to do it? If no, why haven't you (too expensive, afraid of what you'll find out, etc..)?

**Mans not hot** · 12-05-2012, 10:55 AM

Not yet. I'm still saving money for 23andme.

**Jackson** · 12-05-2012, 01:09 PM

Yes, 23&me. Also my parent's bought a test each and 3 other family members will get their results in a few weeks.

Decided to do it to find out more about myself & my family members, perhaps things that paper genaeology can't tell you.

**Atlantic Islander** · 06-04-2013, 08:20 PM

A question for those who have the means, but decided not to get tested. Why not?

**Mark** · 06-05-2013, 03:48 AM

Originally Posted by Atlantic Islander

A question for those who have the means, but decided not to get tested. Why not?

I think you'll agree, much of the time it just comes out of the plain fear of finding out something undesirable.

People often romanticize themselves as being a certain way; in this case, it may be a sense of 'purity'. There is no such thing in the world of DNA as pure. Yes, there are people and groups who are are far more closely related racially, sub-racially and ethnically than others...but pure, nope.

**Atlantic Islander** · 06-07-2013, 03:03 AM

Originally Posted by mark

I think you'll agree, much of the time it just comes out of the plain fear of finding out something undesirable.

People often romanticize themselves as being a certain way; in this case, it may be a sense of 'purity'. There is no such thing in the world of DNA as pure. Yes, there are people and groups who are are far more closely related racially, sub-racially and ethnically than others...but pure, nope.

Yeah, you would think people that join this type of forum would jump at the chance to get tested. :mmmm:

**riverman** · 06-07-2013, 04:17 AM

No, but I plan to. I would go with 23&me. The only thing is, I've heard some people say the results are 'vague', which wouldn't be good in my case because of my background, that being said i'm doing it out of curiosity and to find out the genetic markers which are often discussed in forums etc.

**Atlantic Islander** · 06-07-2013, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by riverman

No, but I plan to. I would go with 23&me. The only thing is, I've heard some people say the results are 'vague', which wouldn't be good in my case because of my background, that being said i'm doing it out of curiosity and to find out the genetic markers which are often discussed in forums etc.

23andme's Ancestry Composition can be a bit vague for some, but it's okay because you can download your raw data, upload it to gedmatch, and run the calculators.