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[Frustr8 7,886]

Are there other groups out there besides 23andMe and Ancestry.com? Maybe when I started this thread I was having an Out of Box moment but the more I puzzled the less sense it started mak8ng in my mind.

[MrsGamgee 756]

My husband and I did Ancestry dna. We chose it specifically rather than 23andMe because it doesn't return information about genetic medical conditions. Canada is (or was at the time, it may have changed since) the only G7 country that doesn't offer protections for foreknowledge of genetic conditions... so if I were to find out about some big bad illness likely in my future, it could affect my ability to get or retain life insurance, etc.

[starladustangel 270]

I did Ancestry. My mom also tested. It was accurate in terms of family matches. My mom matches as my mom. My dad didn't test but his younger sister and his elderly uncle both did. My aunt and great uncle are both close matches so my dad is clearly my dad.

Ethnicity percentages are a little iffy and Ancestry changes them a lot with updates. Right now I have some French and Norwegian percentages that don't match with having a mom who is primarily German and Irish and a dad whose family was mostly British.