According to my DNA, I'm a mutt.

NorthernLight said:
When a new phone book came out (40 years ago), I got a phone call from 2 people who seemed excited that we had the same (rather unusual) last name. They assumed I'd want to meet them. I said no, I didn't want to meet more people with that name. They seemed shocked.

I happen to like most of my family, but not all. Blood ties per se mean nothing to me.
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When I was a kid in the 1950's there were only 3 numbers in the Toronto phone directory that had my family name, and they were all related to our family. Now in 2022 there are at least 35 with our family name, none of which are related to me. Our family name has 2 branches, one in England, the other in Ireland. JimB.
 

JimBob1952 said:
Isn't there a biological concept known as "hybrid vigor?" That's why mixed breeds aka mutts make great dogs, and why people from a diverse gene pool might be healthier and smarter than others.
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I never heard the term hybrid vigor, but long ago I learned from a relative who bred/raised dogs that purebreds generally do have a greater risk of serious health problems.
 
JaniceM said:
I never heard the term hybrid vigor, but long ago I learned from a relative who bred/raised dogs that purebreds generally do have a greater risk of serious health problems.
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That's been my observation as well, just as a dog owner and lover. The only definition I found is this:

Increased vigor or other superior qualities arising from the crossbreeding of genetically different plants or animals. Also called heterosis.
 
Genetic mutts are lucky. It means their family trees have many branches. Tall slim family trees with few branches are an indication of in-breeding, very unhealthy for any genetic blood line especially if it carries an unhealthy gene.
 
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fuzzybuddy said:
Got back my DNA analysis for the last 500 years. I'm of French-Canadian descent, so there are a lot of Brits and French in me. And my DNA confirms that. But according to my DNA, my ancestors were very familiar with the phrase, " Hey, sailor". You name it and it's in me. With my last name, I had to come from France, so how did that French guy meet somebody from South Asia? And how did that French guy meet a Mexican in 1530? I think there's a 1% chance I'm part Martian. I never expected the diversity in my ancestors. That was a shock. I figured I would come from one tiny French village for generation after generation- apparently it was who was ever walking down the road. Looking at my DNA, it makes concepts like race kind of laughable. I'm a mutt. Anybody else get your DNA?
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The French had territory in the Far East, so it's possible that is how you got French/Asian blood in your veins, the British were not the only ones with an Empire.
 
Lewkat said:
they went back 59 generations
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59 generations back you would have 576,460,752,303,423,488 or so ancestors. That is more, a lot more, people than have ever existed, I am pretty sure. Of course the real number would be smaller, lots of duplication and at that level inbreeding.

None the less its pretty safe to say you, and I, and all of us have descended from many, if not most people alive 59 generations back...

Hey Cuz!
 
Alligatorob said:
59 generations back you would have 576,460,752,303,423,488 or so ancestors. That is more, a lot more, people than have ever existed, I am pretty sure. Of course the real number would be smaller, lots of duplication and at that level inbreeding.

None the less its pretty safe to say you, and I, and all of us have descended from many, if not most people alive 59 generations back...

Hey Cuz!
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Many/most? then where did the others come from???
 
Alligatorob said:
59 generations back you would have 576,460,752,303,423,488 or so ancestors. That is more, a lot more, people than have ever existed, I am pretty sure. Of course the real number would be smaller, lots of duplication and at that level inbreeding.

None the less its pretty safe to say you, and I, and all of us have descended from many, if not most people alive 59 generations back...

Hey Cuz!
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This is a result of testing a certain numbered chromosome which found cells that corresponded to an ancestor back then.
 

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