MyTrueAncestry: Walkthrough and Review: Part 3: Populations

Populations

A "Note" near the top of this webpage states that this "page is for reference only and is not directly related to [my] results."

Below this disclaimer, there is a pull-down menu, labeled "Select Modern Groups." Below that are four tabs or links:  

1. "by Autosomal DNA"
2. "by Male DNA"
3. "by Female DNA"
4. "to closest Ancient Group"

Selecting a "Modern Group," such as "Tunisian" or "Ukrainian," usually causes a list of approximately a half dozen or a dozen other groups to appear, such as "Egyptian" or "Slovenian." In parentheses beside each of these groups, a Genetic Distance appears. I say "usually" because, when I select "Danish," "by Female DNA," I get a message which tells me that no "data" is "currently available."

Below this section, a link to "Info" provides a pop-up window which explains that "Genetic distance measures how close you are to a given modern population. Many modern populations are surprisingly close to another, which is often due to true common ancestry.

• 5 means you are close to this population
• 10 means you could fit into this population
• 15 means a related population"

Below that, there is a section which invites the reader to "Compare DNA," AND "Use the above tool to explore hundreds of ethnicities based on genetic distance matching."

 

It further explains that:

• Autosomal tests look at chromosomes 1-22 and X, which are inherited from both parents and all recent ancestors.
• Male (Y-DNA) looks at the Y-chromosome which is inherited father to son. Only males can take these tests to explore their direct paternal line.
• Female (mtDNA) looks at mitochondria, which is inherited from mother to child and can be used to explore the direct maternal line.  

This is one of my least favorite pages on MyTrueAncestry.com.

Next, I will talk about "Royalty."

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*To get to Civilizations, login to MyTrueAncestry. See a page with their logo (see above) near the upper, left corner, and a row of six tabs across the top:

1. Results
2. Civilizations
3. Populations
4. Royalty
5. DNA Testing
6. FAQ

Blog post by William Mortensen Vaughan