*Collaborative post.
I recently got the opportunity to have an ancestry DNA test done with Living DNA and I jumped at the chance. If you read my last post about me wanting to have an ancestry DNA test done, you will know how eager I was to get this test done. It has been on mind for years now, so I was very happy when I got the chance to do this.
For those who have never heard of this test before, it is a 3 in 1 DNA ancestry test like no other by Living DNA. The results of the test will tell you who you are and where you come from. It answers questions you may have surrounding your family ancestry and shows your full history.
The Process
Once I got the Living DNA sampling kit, I got it activated on the website and then I followed the instructions on the kit. I took a cheek swab and had the pack sent back. Within 36 hours, I got an email confirming they have received my kit and were working on my swab. Within 3 weeks, I got an email informing me that my results were now ready and I could view it in my online account. I wasn’t prepared for what I read.
The results cover 3 aspects of DNA – Family Ancestry (Autosomal DNA), Motherline Ancestry (mtDNA) and Fatherline Ancestry (Y-DNA, males only).
Family Ancestry (Autosomal DNA)
This part of the test looks at my ancestors in recent times (about 10 generations ago). The 90.7% African ancestry was expected but I thought the figure would be a lot higher. I didn’t expect to see the 7.6 European and 1.7 Near East. That was a shock. The 7.6 European part (France) is mainly from my father’s side from the looks of it. While the 1.7 Near East (Turkey) is mainly from my mother’s side according to the Motherline Coverage Map.
Motherline Coverage Map (mtDNA)
This part of the test looks at my direct maternal ancestry. It was interesting to read about my Motherline. I found the Motherline Coverage Map (mtDNA) very informative. It was good to see all the regions where we share a common ancient ancestor.
The highest on the Map were Chad, Kenya and Mozambique with 38%. I thought Nigeria would be at the top but it was down in the middle at 18%. Portugal, Syria and Equitorial Guinea were at the bottom of the Map at 1% each. The information on the map has definitely given me food for thought.
We are all connected
It is interesting to see how we humans are all connected. These results have definitely given me something to think about and I can see myself doing some more digging. It has answered many of my questions surrounding my genetic ancestry and I am happy I got the opportunity to do it.
You can get yours done by buying the kit on the Living DNA website for £99. I bet your results would fascinate you like mine fascinated me.
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It would be interesting to see results for me, pretty sure it would be Northern European, maybe some Danish in there. Family history on Mum’s side is Scottish, Dad’s is English.. My daughter’s could be more interesting. Are those stories of gypsy family history correct? Would explain why she tans so well, I’m more of a Scottish blue.
Thank you for sharing your story!
I think they are true. The results are always interesting. You never know what the scientist may find from the swap. Thanks for reading.
I too would have thought a higher percentage for the African lineage but then again, who knows, we are all connected somehow.
Yes we are. I definitely think I had any French or Turkish sides but I do.
Ì have already decided to ask my lads to buy me this for Christmas, between them, this year.
I know there will be alot of European in there from my late father side as they came to The U.K via France. I know this because of my unusual maiden name.
It will be interesting to see where else. I would love to find Greek ancestry because it is our spiritual home.
It will be a surprise on my late mom’s side as I know nothing of any ancestry outside The U.K.. Great blog post Stella
Oh nice. It is very interesting to find out where we come from. Glad you like the post Carol 😊
Very interesting! I’m in 2 minds about these tests. It’s all fine if you trust who has the results.
It is a reputable company so I am confident my information is safe.
Really interesting thing to do. All the family history I am aware of is British and Irish so it would be cool to find out if there was anything else.
Yes so interesting. Definitely worth doing.
Always been intrigued by DNA tests. It’s crazy how we’re all connected!
It is so amazing 😊
Oooh this sounds so interesting! I’d love to do this, I’m intrigued to know what else would be on the list apart from the ones I already know!
So interesting 😊
I find this kind of thing So interesting! It turns out I am actually mostly Slovakian which is crazy!
Oh wow! That is interesting.
That’s fascinating! I’d love to find out what my acenstry is and it’s great that you find out in 3 weeks!
It is so amazing. Worth finding out for sure.
oh i have done this too and busy writing it up, not too surprising to see my ancestors were exactly from where i thought they were too.
Oh nice. Can’t wait to read yours.
What an interesting test to do. I have never seen anything like this before and now it had me thinking of what it would say about me and my ancestry 🙂 .
It is worth doing for sure 😊
I really want to do this, I know my Great great grandmother was from France but that is about it
Go for it 😊
Looks like a very interesting thing to do. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for reading 😊