has anyone done a dna tribes test?

Question

What were your results?

Answer 1

Yes, I got one this year! (dnatribes.com). Well, my mother is from a Spanish-speaking Caribbean country and the people there are a mixture of African, Spanish, and possibly Native Caribbean American descent. She basically looks Caucasian, as do I (my father is Irish/English American descent); but her mother and grandmother look like they could be of mixed descent. I wanted to see if I had any African or Native genes.

Well, I didn't have a close match with any African or Native American tribes, but my closest match was Mongolian! I have no clue how this happened! First, I thought maybe my test got mixed up with someone else's, but further down on the list of top 20 matches were Ireland and 2 regions of Spain (so I chose to have confidence in the DNA testing). I also got a match with a Chinese Turkestan group. My second closest match was Belgium - go figure! BUT, they do say that this test shows your genetic heritage from your "deep ancestral origins", not necessarily recent ancestors.

It's interesting, but I'm not sure how to correctly interpret the results. I also had a few matches for different groups in Italy, one in France, Iceland, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Slovenia, etc., which don't seem too out of the ordinary.

If you are interested in trying the test, I suggest you check out their website and take a look at the individual native tribes that they have sampled (click on "Populations"), especially if you are looking for a specific tribe that you may have ancestry from.

I wish you good luck in learning more about your heritage!

Answer 2

The closest to anything that your describing is through the National Geographic: They are running a DNA test on hundreds of people. The test includes people that can prove their heritage back 300 years for a start, a jump start you might say. They then, for $100.00 send you a kit, containing DNA collection specimens to send back to them and, they will trace your heritage back as far as possible and enter the results every three months.

They are, in effect, tracing human evolution and the way it developed and migrated throughout the years.

Answer 3

Yes, what you are referring to are haplogroups. Haplogroups are classified by Y-DNA (patrilineal/male) and mtDAN (matrilineal/female) and correspond based on geographic areas to the dispersal of genetic markers within human DNA. Based on the frequencies of these DNA markers in each population it becomes possible to determine its spread throughout other populations and the originating locations of some DNA marker segments can be traced to an area or group of people. This whole map of genetic drift would have been constructed via tribal/geographical area DNA testing. These Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups are the results of this testing.

Answer 4

There are 3 DNA tests available: mtDNA (traces one's mothers; i.e., your mother, her mother, her mother, and so on, in a straight line). Both males & females can be tested for mtDNA; however, males do not pass it on to their progeny. The yDNA test, which traces fathers in a direct line. Available only to males. The third one is Autosomal DNA (Family Finder). It is available for both females & males; it helps "prove" who your cousins are. The problem is, you still need to do the paperwork (follow the paper trail). I have one confirmed cousin; an 8th cousin, twice removed. We dug into the records and found we have a common ancestor from the 1630s. All of the DNA tests compare your specific DNA to other people who have submitted their DNA. Autosomal works only if both parties submit their DNA and both must agree to allow the other to be matched. I am descended from Mayflower passengers and the Germanna Colony. Estimates are that there are millions of descendants from both Colonies; so, if Autosomal worked efficiently, it would match me to millions of Americans. To reverse your query, no, they are not scams. Yes, they really do tell you anything; for Autosomal it tells you who your relatives are that you would not know about other wise. For all of them, the tests reveal where in the world your ancestors came from. Mine shows I have ancestors from the Netherlands that came to the American Colonies in the early 1600s (not shown in the paper trail) and from Sicily (also not shown in the paper trail). My paper trail reveals ancestors in all European countries, including Greenland, all of the Middle East, including Egypt, and one from Africa. The DNA tests also reveal ancestors from the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, Basques, Saami, Eskimos, Innuits, as well as American Indians (the last one shows up in the paper trail). It shows ancestry from more than 30 African countries; China, Japan, the Philippines, and on and on. The biggest problem with the paper trail is that there is really no proof; it is impossible to go back to 1650 and say that this person is a child of that person. DNA can not lie; if it says your ancestors were from China, Swedes cannot say that someone was their child. (Yes, they can say it, but not truthfully.) So, if your DNA agrees with your paper trail, it gives more credibility to the paper trail. And, if you match someone whose ancestors lived in some place back in 1630, then you can bet your Mommy really had a baby by the man you know as "Daddy". So, yes, it is worth it. The way I look at it is: Most people blow a lot of money on tobacco or booze, which does nothing but harm. DNA testing is much cheaper, and has not ill effects.

Answer 5

No, but I would love to do it. It's expensive tho...

Answer 6

dna tribes test? ok...........you need more info on this one here

dna.............self explanitory

tribes...........like were?

test............self explanitory.

all together.............needs more info from you

Answer 7

yea...hurts like hell