SanVal Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Has anyone here had a DNA test done, or knows of any Armenian who's had it done? I'm referring to a test such as this one: http://www.familytreedna.com/. It's a test to determine your recent ethnic origins. The reason I'm asking is that I'm curious about the ancestry of Armenians. There are so many of us who proudly claim to be "100% Armenian," but how true is that really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 $150 for a DNA test? Please don't waste your money there. Just paypal me with a sample of your hair and I'll generate a full report of where you might be from. I will only charge $99.95. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanVal Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Can you explain how it works? Don't these companies have to have enough samples from every ethnic group to see how you compare to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Waste of money, send me your picture and I'll look into my crystal ball or better send it to Phantom22 he's the expert in ancestry issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanVal Posted December 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 In the interests of remaining anonymous, I can't send you my picture. But I have unusually high cheekbones for an Armenian. I wonder if that means I had an ancestor who fooled around with one of the Mongol invaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 In the interests of remaining anonymous, I can't send you my picture. But I have unusually high cheekbones for an Armenian. I wonder if that means I had an ancestor who fooled around with one of the Mongol invaders. I was only kidding you with the picture part. My mom had high cheek bones and so am I, most Armenians have it too. You need high numbers of tests to come to a certain trait of DNA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmd Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 $150 for a DNA test? Please don't waste your money there. Just paypal me with a sample of your hair and I'll generate a full report of where you might be from. I will only charge $99.95. Can I fax you a copy of my hair along with a copy of 3 $50 bills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Can I fax you a copy of my hair along with a copy of 3 $50 bills? Do you expect him to send you a copy of 5 cents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmd Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 Do you expect him to send you a copy of 5 cents? only if the DNA test is guarenteed to prove me human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 I've been curious to do this, the mtDNA test which will show where your mama's mama came from but have been too cheap to spend that much money on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanVal Posted December 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 I've been curious to do this, the mtDNA test which will show where your mama's mama came from but have been too cheap to spend that much money on it. I think it's worth the money if the test is accurate. I'm afraid that they might tell me I'm some exotic mix when in fact my genetic makeup is very similar to the great majority of Armenians. If you look at the "testimonials" page, it looks like this test is really for those with northern and eastern European roots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 only if the DNA test is guarenteed to prove me human. So did you get the result? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eurocentric Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 High cheek bones are not necessarily a Mongoloid trait. They are also native to Europe and have evolved around the Baltics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom22 Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Do this gingerly, as you may not like what you find. Armenia sits geographically at a crossroads between Europe and Asia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Has anyone here had a DNA test done, or knows of any Armenian who's had it done? I'm referring to a test such as this one: http://www.familytreedna.com/. It's a test to determine your recent ethnic origins. The reason I'm asking is that I'm curious about the ancestry of Armenians. There are so many of us who proudly claim to be "100% Armenian," but how true is that really? You will recieve probabilistic results, it depend on the markers they check for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Do this gingerly, as you may not like what you find. It does not matter what you find. It's what you are today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanVal Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 The reason why some people in the Baltics have high cheekbones might be because they have some Asian ancestry. Estonians are Baltic, and they're related to the Finns, some of whom are mixed with the Saami (aka "Lap"--but I don't use that word because I heard from a Norwegian that that's considered to be derogatory), who in turn are part Asian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanVal Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 My bad...it's Sami, not Saami. I think I was influenced by the word Saab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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