I want to know if you can test for you nationality/ethnicity?

Question

I'm adopted and I do not know my nationality/ethnicity. I do not know my biological family. Is there any way I can find out what I am?

Answer 1

There's a DNA test given by Spencer Welles, the geneticist, & a big corporation, either IBM or National Geographic, that gives DNA tests for around $100. If will tell you of your genetic makeup. It can't provide names, naturally, but it will tell you of what genetic groups you have descended from. It may be able to tell you them in order that they happened, but I'm not sure. The test is with 'The Genome Project,' I think that is their name. If its names of ancestors you want, ask geneologists (I'd ask under 'Geneology' in the Answer site) and see how to get in touch with other folks who were adopted & went searching. Good luck.

Answer 2

What do you feel like? I'm adopted too, and all I know is that I look or act nothing like the family that raised me. Where are you now, and say hey, I'm American, German, Japanese, whatever. I understand where you are coming from. As far as "testing" for it, there is no way ethinicy or nationality can be "tested". There is no difference between ethinicity, nationality or race on a biological level, e.g. in a blood sample.

Answer 3

Yes, you can do a DNA test that will tell you your origins. There is a company that is doing it now. I read a whole newsweek devoted to the subject and various web articles. Anyway, they found out amazing things like people in Spain, Africa and Israel and America who were not sure were really Jewish and of the same tribe and family line. Some people who thought they were African American were really not at all, they had a lot of causician, native american and asian genes. It was a really fascinating study and you should read it. The story is called "In Our Blood" and it appeared in newsweek.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11080815/site/newsweek/

I'm sure you can find some links from it to other stories and sites of the labs that do the testing!!!

Answer 4

I can't help you but I know how you feel. My grandma was adopted and i wish i knew her ethnicity. Also my family is not entirely certain about what all our ethnicities are, due to lack of knowledge and possible infidelities. I'll be watching the answers you get. Sorry i can't help!

Answer 5

i was told in alants ga. they could do some blood tests it cost 600 big ones a friend is trying find out where they do it in a seris of three so the payments are broken up.