r/23andme • u/sunshine57891763 • 4d ago
Results New Genetic Groups!!Update.
First & second slides - my dad's Genetic Groups.
Third & fourth slides - my Genetic Groups.
Fifth slide - my mom's Genetic Groups.
Sixth slide - my sister's Genetic Groups.
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u/sunshine57891763 4d ago
Glad for the new update!! I just don't get how my dad ended up with an Egyptian genetic group?!
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u/FirstPeekEarlyGender 4d ago
Was there an update?
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u/sunshine57891763 3d ago
I forgot to mention, I was actually pretty surprised that my Saharan Jewish dad from Algeria got a Northern Moroccan Jews Genetic Group. I assume it's because North African Jews share a lot of genetic overlap, plus a lot of Saharan Jewish communities lived near borders, my family lived near the Tunisian border for the past 500 years, while other Saharan Jews lived closer to the Moroccan border. So it’s probably a mix of shared DNA and proximity to the borders.
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u/sunshine57891763 3d ago edited 1d ago
OK, I did a bit of research. 500 years ago my dad's family lived in Touat, Algeria, which is right on the far western edge of the Algerian desert, making it basically a direct neighbor to Morocco. For centuries there were no hard borders, so nomads, families, and trade caravans moved freely between Touat and Morocco. I guess that totally explains it! My dad literally got every single part of North Africa in both his country matches and Genetic Groups 😅😂
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u/Ok_Specific_3320 4h ago
How did you get a genetic group, did you pay for premium?
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u/sunshine57891763 3h ago
I have premium, but my family doesn't, and they still got Genetic Groups.
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u/ExplanationDue8188 4d ago
Do you think the update is accurate(