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SamBee wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2004/may/16/genetics.research All well and good. Not what I used and a completely different premise (and country).
I have been trying to work out how various online businesses fund themselves. Advertizing is one thing but the obvious thing is selling data. This is what Google and Youtube do. In the case of Ancestry DNA, I think other revenue streams have been considered. As it happens I wouldn’t mind getting my DNA tested but I do not want to be put into a situation where my potential health issues, family relationships etc were up for grabs.
In the case of Ancestry DNA (and similar ones like 23andme) there is a fee for the test. Also in the case of Ancestry.com, it is a subscription service. I’m not sure what the church pays them, but to get it for free for every church member I’m sure it’s hefty. Additionally, Ancestry does have a higher “premium” service for a higher fee, not to mention all of its non-Mormon subscribers. I don’t get that they’re hurting for money – a quick Google search indicates it’s a profitable endeavor. Admittedly the American system of unfettered capitalism does breed corporate greed so the possibility of doing whatever it takes to get even more profits exists, but I don;t see them at this point turning to selling DNA info that they have promised to keep confidential. lucysmack wrote:I have had the DNA testing done also. I don’t know if you knew this, but it only tracks one side of your ancestors, depending if you are female or male. If you are female it only tells you where your mothers side of the family is from. If you want to know where your fathers family is from you have to have your father or brothers take the test. So it is still possible you have german ancestors, it’s just that you will have to have someone in the family of the opposite sex tested. I hope that made since.
This depends on what kind of DNA testing you get. Autosomal DNA testing (which is the most popular and affordable – and the only type of DNA testing that Ancestry.com offers) tests both your maternal and paternal sides. DNA testing (only for males) that follows the father’s line (surname) is Y-DNA testing. Similarly, Mitochondrial DNA testing only tracks the mother’s-mother’s-mother’s line.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genealogical_DNA_test Also, ethnicity estimates that are provided by any of the DNA testing companies are very rough estimates, and depend highly on the reference populations used to compare testing results. If you do autosomal testing with three different testing companies, you will get three different (sometimes very different) results.
Good information, thank you FS. While I do have British ancestors, they are fewer than German ancestors. However, I don’t have much research on my father’s side. Some of the “DNA matches” that show up as a result of the test have given me some direction and clues in that respect. On the other hand, most of those matches seem to be completely useless from the aspect of family history research.
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