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

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

Answer 3

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 4

yea...hurts like h**l

Answer 5

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 6

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.