I Took 5 DNA Tests and Compared Them | Which One Is Best?

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  • Опубліковано 27 тра 2021
  • Update: I uploaded my DNA to 5 more companies:
    • I Uploaded My DNA to G...
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    circledna.com/
    (Discount code for 33% off: MATTB33)
    familytreedna.com/
    23andme.com/
    My 23andMe results: • My 23andMe DNA Results
    ancestry.com/
    MyHeritage: bit.ly/3gzQdPU
    (Discount code for free shipping: USEFULCHARTS)
    basepaws.com
    CREDITS:
    Charts & Narration: Matt Baker
    usefulcharts.com/
    Animation: Syawish Rehman
    / @almuqaddimahyt
    Audio Editing: Jack Rackam
    / @jackrackam
    Intro music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 4.0.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 15 тис.

  • @SunriseLAW
    @SunriseLAW 2 роки тому +63676

    My mother is from Iceland and my father is from Cuba. I am an ICE-CUBE... way too cool for a DNA test.

    • @jessefay4984
      @jessefay4984 2 роки тому +740

      😄😄😄

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 2 роки тому +615

      @Cultures' Lover
      Well I'm a native speaker of both Hindi and Bengali, because I'm from West Bengal, India, and Hindi is the official language and used in TV shows. And after that I learnt English in school. Growing up speaking two languages is a little weird, ngl. I remember starting a sentence in one and ending in another when I was young, or often replacing vocabulary. But it's good, because of the fact that you get to experience two cultures, two languages and two literatures. That's why I've started taking interest some Spanish, I'm hopeful of learning it. I understand from your username that you're multilingual as well?

    • @santokun5835
      @santokun5835 2 роки тому +61

      @@kakalimukherjee3297 Hey, a fellow Bengali!

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 2 роки тому +30

      @@santokun5835
      Yo. কোথাথেকে?

    • @santokun5835
      @santokun5835 2 роки тому +25

      @@kakalimukherjee3297 বাংলাদেশ

  • @ch1townluv56
    @ch1townluv56 2 роки тому +8866

    I use ancestry and I found my father.. After 33 years I’m now 36 yrs old an gonna spend my first Father’s Day this year with him. A dream come true.

    • @NeedaNewAlias
      @NeedaNewAlias 2 роки тому +267

      Just like Luke Skywalker! Congratulations 🎉

    • @lisaduprey2829
      @lisaduprey2829 2 роки тому +34

      ❤❤❤

    • @SergioE.RascOrti
      @SergioE.RascOrti 2 роки тому +86

      Aww I hope both have a great day

    • @ThunderOrb
      @ThunderOrb 2 роки тому +276

      I found my maternal grandma the same way. She died before I did the test, but I got to meet that side of the family and my mom discovered she's not an only child at all. She has three siblings.

    • @couchcamperTM
      @couchcamperTM 2 роки тому +59

      my parents will be glad if they don't get found xD Have fun with your father.

  • @HansMilling
    @HansMilling 7 місяців тому +1008

    A shame that these companies do not combine their databases for even better results.

    • @laaaliiiluuu
      @laaaliiiluuu 3 місяці тому

      Plus they allegedly sell your DNA to suspicious third parties

    • @blendeadgod
      @blendeadgod 2 місяці тому +62

      They do, most sites allow users to upload their own DNA data results from another company and they are then able to extract even more information.

    • @HansMilling
      @HansMilling 2 місяці тому +34

      @@blendeadgod but you need to pay yet another subscription then.

    • @blendeadgod
      @blendeadgod 2 місяці тому +12

      ​@@HansMilling depends on the site

    • @shegally
      @shegally 2 місяці тому +42

      You also wave your right to any privacy or protection of your dna as soon as you export it from the company site that you did your DNA with. That stopped me dead in my tracks ha.

  • @caroleigh3461
    @caroleigh3461 4 місяці тому +525

    my dad was obsessed with these tests for a while, but never got much out of it. one day a random woman from australia (we live in the us) messaged him asking how they were related. no one related to us knew anything about her, but his mom later admitted that she had her at 15 and gave her up for adoption before moving to the us. my dad was an only child his whole life, and she never knew she was adopted (my dad was in his late 40s and she was in her late 50s)

    • @QuillWorks
      @QuillWorks 4 місяці тому +36

      Damn that’s crazy

    • @shreehari2589
      @shreehari2589 3 місяці тому +15

      God damn bro that’s one story

    • @onlythaclonessir2525
      @onlythaclonessir2525 2 місяці тому +1

      YES BUT THEN ONE DAY WHEN THE COP SHOP HAD GONE ASLEEP HE KILLED IT

    • @staresce
      @staresce 2 місяці тому +42

      Your father was obsessed with dna tests most likely because he sensed there was something he needed to know,.

    • @sdafc888
      @sdafc888 Місяць тому +1

      When did you take these tests ? As far as I see on ancestry they don’t do it anymore

  • @Iced333
    @Iced333 2 роки тому +9206

    My grandparents have an entire wall of the house with our family tree going back to 1603. Reminds me of Harry Potter.

    • @angelito2144
      @angelito2144 2 роки тому +992

      Wow, you lucky! I barely know a little about a few of my great grandparents. In my family nobody cares about that.

    • @pariahthistledowne854
      @pariahthistledowne854 2 роки тому +642

      1100 AD for my Dad's line. Pity I can't go and claim some old ruins in Buckinghamshire.

    • @phoebebee4250
      @phoebebee4250 2 роки тому +126

      @@pariahthistledowne854 ,That's amazing!

    • @r.n.4765
      @r.n.4765 2 роки тому +274

      @@phoebebee4250 Not really. It's extremely unlikely that tree is correct. You can only go so many generations with DNA, after that you have to rely purely on records (if they even exist) and your faith in your ancestors fidelity. One non-paternal event and suddenly a big chunk of your tree is wrong. And if it happens more than once... Well, you get the gyst. And if you want to know more, read up on ginealogical proof standard.

    • @Punnikin1969
      @Punnikin1969 2 роки тому +24

      We have that as well. Ours is called a "wreath".

  • @E-Gray
    @E-Gray 2 роки тому +4126

    As a deaf viewer its so refreshing to see legit subtitles! Thankyou so much!!!

    • @nottechytutorials
      @nottechytutorials 2 роки тому +443

      We should all make a complaint to youtube for getting rid of community-contributed captions. Its a crime that they would do that. and even after doing that, they still don't offer auto-generated captions on all of their videos, and the ones that do are decent but still shoddy.

    • @imperfectwaffles5688
      @imperfectwaffles5688 2 роки тому +63

      I noticed this too! It was cool of him to make good subtitles. Sad though that you have to miss out on the epic intro music.

    • @3mtech
      @3mtech 2 роки тому +17

      Hi. I hope this isnt inappropriate,but I am curious. When there is a subtitle like "Wind blowing" or "Soft music", is that for hearing impaired or just a consequence of computer captioning? To me its like braille on an airplane flight controls.

    • @charlesrichards5389
      @charlesrichards5389 2 роки тому

      Deaf? You missed out on listening to William Shatner Jr. for 23 minutes.

    • @milicaristic5800
      @milicaristic5800 2 роки тому +31

      Yeah I'd love if I could make subtitles for videos. I don't have physical but mental hearing problems, my ears can't concentrate on what I'm trying to concentrate on so I use subtitles all the time. It's really cool when creators make subtitles I love it!

  • @flappycelery
    @flappycelery 12 днів тому +9

    My family did 23&Me & found a cousin! My aunt had a baby out of wedlock in 1957 & went away for several months to have the baby & give to the Catholic adoption agency in the L.A. area. We finally found him & we're a big happy family now!

  • @NithinJune
    @NithinJune 5 місяців тому +144

    I wish you talked about the Privacy Policy and Practices of these services

    • @iknklst
      @iknklst Місяць тому

      There is none. The data they collect is for sale, all of it, and give the government anything they ask for.

    • @taffyb4007
      @taffyb4007 28 днів тому +4

      Yes! That is important. I want to know if you can opt out of sharing, etc!

    • @janrobson9247
      @janrobson9247 27 днів тому +1

      My exact thought

    • @avayoung6720
      @avayoung6720 25 днів тому

      Why what happen

    • @NithinJune
      @NithinJune 21 день тому

      @@avayoung6720 data breaches and police and misconduct

  • @chipmunklukeskywalker6914
    @chipmunklukeskywalker6914 2 роки тому +5282

    Me: *Drinks right before DNA test*
    Circle DNA: "You're 2% milk"

  • @edwartvonfectonia4362
    @edwartvonfectonia4362 2 роки тому +9732

    Me from Central Asia: Ah yes, Genghis Khan.

  • @PureWinter-cc
    @PureWinter-cc 3 місяці тому +205

    As an adopted person (now adult) a big "to know" about meeting biological parents in person is that they put you up for adoption for a reason. It could have been age, economy, their own failing health and worry of your future, a fallout with the other parent leading to losing attachment, and more. If it was straight up "I did not want a child" that sentiment doesn't exactly change that much in my experience. It was polite but they were NOT a parent because they had no other children so they did not act like a parent. It was a super pleasant, very nice meal with bio dad, whom is difficult to stay in touch and busy with a high paying job. (Tends to happen when you have no kids, lol.)
    Bio Mom had other children so meeting her was a rollercoaster because she just felt eternal guilt and regret which is awkward because I sincerely loved my real parents (you know, the ones who really raised me- those will always be MY mom and MY dad.) So I basically told her she absolutely made the right choice, my life was wonderful, I loved my parents and they loved me truly, and it was okay. You could see the weight leave her shoulders. But some time later her psychological issues of lashing out and what not started to leak into our convos so I had to cut her out of my life- after all, I lived a few decades without her, and I will NOT stand for being treated poorly in the name of 'family.' Family is love, not blood alone.

    • @ittt6339
      @ittt6339 Місяць тому +1

    • @abijahdixon2771
      @abijahdixon2771 Місяць тому +3

      I'm adopted too, I never took a test, I keep going back and forth on if I want to take one or not. Supposedly, I met a sibling online, but we are so different that we don't talk a lot, but I am a talker, so I'm sure they found out more than they wanted about me haha and I did get some family info that helped. I am curious more on the health part than anything else though tbh.

    • @williegilligan2661
      @williegilligan2661 Місяць тому +4

      You are right, my discovered mom turned out so narssasistic I have no desire to meet her.

    • @flouisbailey
      @flouisbailey Місяць тому +2

      You made the right choice sadly it wasn’t a June Cleaver relationship however it sounds like your Loving Supportive Adoptive Parents and you were the true winners.

    • @amaldonado8641
      @amaldonado8641 23 дні тому +3

      I feel the same way. I was adopted by family relatives.
      Growing up was difficult and psychologial hard to accept.
      Been a grown woman now. All those issues were helead by time and having my own family. Adopted parents are gone now, and i thank God every day for everything they provided. More than a roof, they provided a strong faith in God. That's what i am greatful the most.

      Hope they are in Heaven enjoying Jesus due to all their sacrifices.
      🙏

  • @michellebaker6302
    @michellebaker6302 2 місяці тому +49

    As far as "secrets," I got a MASSIVE shock in the best possible way! In high school I had a bestie whose sister was the bestie of my sister. They were in middle school, we were in high school, and each of us came from a two-sister household, no other siblings involved. So a set of sisters was besties with a set of sisters. That was early 2000s (I graduated in 2004). Fast forward to 2019, come to find out on Ancestry that we have the same great-grandparents - we are second cousins! My sister & I have zero first cousins so for us that's as close as it gets!
    The odds of us ever meeting, let alone becoming friends, let alone both of us becoming friends with both of them, are astronomical. The family we're related through is from New England we were all living in the DC Metro area. My sister & I because our father moved away when he grew up and they were here because they actually were stationed around the world growing up with their parents who worked in diplomacy. We were just another station for them, being in DC. Furthermore, we were in a private Christian school, NOT public school, so even after we ended up in the same area despite our common family being so far away, we had to end up at the same TINY private school. My sister & I only got there at the same time they did after we'd been in public school all our lives! They got there at the same time when their parents were assigned to Washington. The public schools in our area have high schools with student numbers in the thousands. Our school was K3-12 but the high school part of it was at or just below 100 students. Tiny. So for all of us to end up there is insane.
    Turns out our grandfather was the brother of their grandmother! Our grandfather is the only grandparent we never knew as he died in a plane crash many years prior to our births. Since we never knew him and our father didn't either, we didn't care to look into his family - the man who married our grandmother became our fourth grandparent and we saw his family as ours. So not only did we find out our very close friends of a decade & a half were the closest cousins we have, our grandparents being siblings, but my sister & I also gained an entire extended family! They are the very best we could ask for and we love them dearly!
    Also, I found out a cousin on my mom's side was an egg donor and none of us knew. So we have some family through that too. That surprise pales in comparison though!

  • @OMGshinyobject
    @OMGshinyobject 2 роки тому +11013

    Ok everybody listen up. You don’t have to pay $600 for a fancy kit to find all your health risks. Take a normal DNA test like 23&me or ancestry or whatever, then pay the $10 to access the promethease database. Up load your raw DNA data, Search by citation, and boom all the same snp disease attributions for a 60th of the price!

    • @Zeyede_Shewangzou
      @Zeyede_Shewangzou 2 роки тому +227

      *Thank you*

    • @tanikokishimoto1604
      @tanikokishimoto1604 2 роки тому +18

      @blah blah Sorry to hear.

    • @Jenkowelten
      @Jenkowelten 2 роки тому +33

      @blah blah guess it's time to take Circle DNA?

    • @sharoncox1734
      @sharoncox1734 2 роки тому +106

      @@I_THE_ME do you have more info on how to do this or what the tool can be used for? I'd love to see videos of people showing how it can be used.

    • @I_THE_ME
      @I_THE_ME 2 роки тому +204

      @@sharoncox1734 NCBI's ClinVar tool has the sequences for pretty much all SNPs that are known. You upload the sequence, then choose the SNP type "pathogenic" and then search. I'm guessing the raw DNA data comes in FASTA format, but I don't know how much they have sequenced nor what methods they use, so depending on the size of the data, it can take some time as the tool goes through it. There are plenty of videos on UA-cam about how to use NCBI ClinVar and find SNPs and other mutations.

  • @siralleycat9141
    @siralleycat9141 Рік тому +2794

    I took the Ancestry test. Being adopted, I never knew what my heritage was. Not only did I find out where my family came from, but I also located a cousin, who linked me to my entire family tree, including my birth father. It was quite the emotional experience for me. Thank you for the very informative video.

    • @mrsc0808
      @mrsc0808 Рік тому +7

    • @no.think-again
      @no.think-again Рік тому +88

      @@calgboi Damn Jeffy, why do you have to be so hateful, maybe you should also stay in your lane

    • @minfamilie4319
      @minfamilie4319 11 місяців тому +12

      I know the feeling. I'm also adopted and I did get to know my family and even my biological mother but my grandfather on my father's side is still a mystery. I would like to one day find out who he is. Apparently he was the rich owner of a plantation where my grandma worked at, and then I don't know why but he disappeared.

    • @minfamilie4319
      @minfamilie4319 11 місяців тому +38

      @@calgboi There is DNA evidence that Jesus existed and exists. His blood type was AB. Even His mother's house still exists til this day. Do a better research next time and let people believe in Jesus if they want to, who named you the mod of this comment section?

    • @idontknowwhatimdoinghere
      @idontknowwhatimdoinghere 11 місяців тому +27

      @@calgboiJesus did exist, but he was just a normal human like us.

  • @jordank1813
    @jordank1813 9 місяців тому +126

    I'd like to see an updated version of this. We would not only be able to compare the changes between these like before, but also the changes each company has made over these 2 years

  • @4Beats4Me
    @4Beats4Me 10 місяців тому +47

    SUPER coverage. Cannot thank you enough for your precision, your respect and your time spent as a real person on this! I learned a lot.

  • @patrickcorn6443
    @patrickcorn6443 2 роки тому +6858

    I'm disappointed that when talking about the mitochondria, you didn't say they were the powerhouse of the cell.

    • @olgak.1139
      @olgak.1139 2 роки тому +95

      Maybe he had midichlorians in mind🤔🤣

    • @breebell468
      @breebell468 2 роки тому +5

      +

    • @shoshiwas
      @shoshiwas 2 роки тому +42

      right! he also didn't mention that it's given to both males and females from the mother. another interesting thing a friend of mine found out when she was researching her dog's breed line is that they use the mitochondria for that as well.

    • @movingforwardLDTH
      @movingforwardLDTH 2 роки тому +2

      +

    • @scadwea9109
      @scadwea9109 2 роки тому +11

      @Elly Gilmore we get it quite a bit in Britain as well

  • @DadRanch
    @DadRanch 2 роки тому +3195

    I created a lot of drama in my family by discovering that my mother had a different father than the rest of her family. Turns out I have an aunt and three uncles that I never knew about.

    • @crissybrandt7022
      @crissybrandt7022 2 роки тому +757

      No, you did not create the drama. Your grandmother did when she had a child with another man. You did nothing wrong.

    • @tsbfisnd
      @tsbfisnd 2 роки тому +156

      This is what I’m scared of 😂 When i first took the test it said I was 20% chinese and 80% Vietnamese which made sense since my grandma was half chinese. Over the course of 2 years, it now says I’m 100% Vietnamese but that makes no sense cause then my grandma isn’t my grandma then so who’s my mom’s real mom???? Which siblings are real siblings?? I’m too scared to start the suspicions

    • @MasterMichelleFL
      @MasterMichelleFL 2 роки тому +325

      DNA proved my abusive birth father was a lying cheater his whole life... I have 2 adult siblings, each born RIGHT in the middle of each of his marriages (while he swore he was faithful throughout)
      It's nice to finally understand why he was so hateful. Lying and guilt.
      🥰

    • @mariahsjourney356
      @mariahsjourney356 2 роки тому +71

      I found out the same about both sides of my family. Not telling anyone

    • @1jediwitch
      @1jediwitch 2 роки тому +93

      This type of scenario is more common than most people think. Humans are human, no one is perfect.

  • @mathewdallaway
    @mathewdallaway 9 місяців тому +13

    Very comprehensive review. Loved the decision tree at the end. Good work! Thank you. 👍

    • @Uarehere
      @Uarehere Місяць тому

      Except it's missing an option for people who don't want their DNA profiles controlled by corporations.

  • @crystaloffrost
    @crystaloffrost 9 місяців тому +17

    I am watching this video for second time, such a good explanation and quality content. Thank you

    • @mamabear42217
      @mamabear42217 23 дні тому

      I watched this video 5 times i really love it .

  • @irisssmits
    @irisssmits Рік тому +4147

    I would love to see someone ordering like 10 the same tests and see how consistent they are

  • @patrickwentz8413
    @patrickwentz8413 Рік тому +989

    My brother and I both took the FTDNA test and yes unfortunately it turned out we were indeed brothers. tragic.

  • @annthhallaaa5819
    @annthhallaaa5819 7 місяців тому +7

    Wow!
    Thank you so much for a very informative and professional video.
    You got me excited. 😊

  • @joyrioux5998
    @joyrioux5998 4 місяці тому +12

    This was such a great video!. Very informative. I just received my Ancestry kit in the mail today. Thank you again. 👍☺️

  • @TheSilverVixen
    @TheSilverVixen 2 роки тому +2565

    I did 23AndMe for my birthday this year, and found an aunt my family didn't know existed from a one night stand my paternal grandfather had back in 1959. She was adopted and never knew her birth parents.
    She visited us over the summer. :)

    • @Daymickey
      @Daymickey 2 роки тому +38

      That’s amazing!

    • @arcies9286
      @arcies9286 2 роки тому +81

      Insane how many stories like this I've heard; I grew up in Illinois, and before my great grandmother passed last year I was able to find out I had an unknown, closely related aunt across the country, a child my great grandmother had been forced to give up many years ago for financial reasons. They were able to be reunited and now the family is a little bigger! Amazing what DNA is revealing for so many

    • @Zipper83
      @Zipper83 2 роки тому +10

      Wow you granddad was a playboy back then damnnn n66az wasn't playing word up 🤣🤣

    • @Cococonutt
      @Cococonutt 2 роки тому +40

      Amazing. Same happened to my grandmothers sister. She was actually my grandparents love child that they gave up before they were married. She went on to become a professor at a university and wrote a book about her life that my grandmother later found.

    • @Celeste-cc3hu
      @Celeste-cc3hu 2 роки тому +4

      Omg I almost choked on my drink

  • @tomearnest198
    @tomearnest198 Рік тому +3452

    About a year ago, at the age of 70, I sent in a DNA sample from a test kit that an aunt had given me a year or two before. I knew I had been adopted at birth and really didn't expect to find out much of anything. I couldn't have been more wrong. The results came back about four weeks later and 2 months after that I found out I had five full siblings, a half-brother and about 40 first cousins. I guess you're never too old to be surprised.

    • @featherofajay4667
      @featherofajay4667 Рік тому +189

      That's a LOT of people, wow. Glad it worked out for you!

    • @crystalortega2156
      @crystalortega2156 Рік тому +35

      Which one did u take?

    • @alissagonzales735
      @alissagonzales735 Рік тому +102

      My brothers wanted to do DNA. I never really wanted to because I suspected we be half brothers. They had no features of my father or his family only my mother. While I look like my father and have gray eyes like him. People always made comments like I was the one that looked like my father. Well I finally agreed to do DNA. Sure enough my suspicion was right. Well my two older and two younger are wondering how can that be. I just keep my mouth shut about what I saw and know. They keep asking me if I know anything and I just say no and keep my mouth shut.

    • @MossyMozart
      @MossyMozart Рік тому +9

      @Tom Earnest - Congratulations!

    • @akdlg9sjjslk8
      @akdlg9sjjslk8 Рік тому +3

      Which test did you take?

  • @einat1622
    @einat1622 3 місяці тому +9

    This is very specific, on point, functional information. Thank you!

  • @injanhoi1
    @injanhoi1 7 місяців тому +4

    Cheers! Just what I needed! I've heard about these dna tests but was always wondering which one is best for me. I'm very mixed so I look forward to doing this test one day.

  • @thecryingshame
    @thecryingshame 2 роки тому +4100

    They're gonna clone you for the clone army now

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  2 роки тому +1842

      Get ready for UsefulCharts2, UsefulCharts3, UsefulCharts4.......

    • @procyon6370
      @procyon6370 2 роки тому +389

      Your clones are very impressive, you must be very proud.

    • @Prayingmantis78
      @Prayingmantis78 2 роки тому +193

      Execute order 66

    • @GreenTomas2372
      @GreenTomas2372 2 роки тому +58

      @@UsefulCharts begone the clone wars has

    • @kfiraltberger552
      @kfiraltberger552 2 роки тому +39

      @@UsefulCharts thats what happened to vsauce...

  • @juliedurden1320
    @juliedurden1320 2 роки тому +2979

    I was adopted as a baby and used AncestryDNA and found my long lost father! (Okay, I actually had an idea who he was, but the test really confirmed it). He didn’t even know about me, but he and his family embraced me and now we have a wonderful and loving relationship! Now my grandchildren have a great grandpa too! I am so very grateful for these easily available tests!

    • @user-jp2zw4kw3y
      @user-jp2zw4kw3y 2 роки тому +68

      Congratulations

    • @Swnsasy
      @Swnsasy 2 роки тому +39

      That's so amazing and I'm so glad you had a happy ending!! 🤗🤗❤️

    • @Joe-pb3bm
      @Joe-pb3bm 2 роки тому +14

      Many people don't know who their Father is.

    • @Joe-pb3bm
      @Joe-pb3bm 2 роки тому +11

      @@Swnsasy
      I'd rather get my *"Happy ending" @ the spa.

    • @RaZhanBreonna
      @RaZhanBreonna 2 роки тому +6

      Ah I just love happy endings like this ❤️🥰.

  • @smrk2452
    @smrk2452 3 місяці тому +4

    Thanks for this. I’ve been thinking about it for a while. You’re helping me decide!

  • @2005MarieEve
    @2005MarieEve 4 місяці тому +4

    Thank you for this video ! It’s exactly what I was looking for !

  • @LilyBean82
    @LilyBean82 2 роки тому +1742

    "I took a DNA test for cats." "I'm a big cat person."
    This guy is definitely a cat.

    • @TIMEtoRIDE900
      @TIMEtoRIDE900 2 роки тому +12

      I want to see a cat spit into a tube !!

    • @DNTMEE
      @DNTMEE 2 роки тому +10

      @@TIMEtoRIDE900
      Maybe one could send in part of a hairball in lieu of spit.

    • @maschwab63
      @maschwab63 2 роки тому +16

      "I am a lawyer and not a cat".

    • @realShadowKat
      @realShadowKat 2 роки тому +2

      Yea looks like I have to wait a few months for that review before I commit to one.

    • @kittybrowneye3163
      @kittybrowneye3163 2 роки тому +1

      The whole exercise is just a waste of time because he recieved free kits which got different attentiokn then a normal kit. Don't even need to have to watch the video because he proved the test was flawed 30seconds in

  • @jigandwag2377
    @jigandwag2377 2 роки тому +3489

    video in a nutshell: Circle Dna is best to find out about your health, Ancestry is best for discovering your lineage(if you live in US). This is what I could gather from what he said about them)

    • @jamesn9221
      @jamesn9221 2 роки тому +552

      You’re the man bro, fuck a 23 min video when we have absolute CHADs in the comments like you

    • @Fremder5
      @Fremder5 2 роки тому +33

      thank you!

    • @Erzengel64
      @Erzengel64 2 роки тому +64

      Well, my choice for lineage is myheritage. Thanks for oversimplifying.

    • @Kodak718
      @Kodak718 2 роки тому +34

      This is what I come to the comments for. I thank you 🙏🏿

    • @CarnageIsILL
      @CarnageIsILL 2 роки тому +122

      You know what's best for your health? Get referred to a geneticist and genetic counselor so that they can order what's appropriate for you from a CLIA certified lab (that won't sell your data), interpret and explain your results in a manner that you fully understand, and help you address any risk factors that show up.

  • @darkholddoom3275
    @darkholddoom3275 11 місяців тому +32

    Taking the MyHeritage DNA test today as a Caribbean born living in the Netherlands. I'm excited what the results are gonna be!

    • @shakiravinck6198
      @shakiravinck6198 8 місяців тому +6

      Wat was het resultaat

    • @nobodyunknown3184
      @nobodyunknown3184 Місяць тому

      the Caribbeans are very mixed today so you probably have very mixed heritage

    • @unknown6715
      @unknown6715 18 днів тому +2

      @@shakiravinck6198blijkbaar niet zo goed 😂

  • @lamarchedutemps7427
    @lamarchedutemps7427 8 місяців тому +5

    Very useful analysis, tks ! Oh ! and one of your Coupon worked for free shipping 🙂

  • @Wooeugene
    @Wooeugene 2 роки тому +3424

    Interestingly, my father, who is adopted, met his birth parents because they took the Ancestory test. Completely changed our lives!

    • @panchov3129
      @panchov3129 2 роки тому +208

      Gunna have to do that. Still looking for my mom and dad and I was adopted at 2 but I found 1 of my brothers at 28 and we been inseparable

    • @Wooeugene
      @Wooeugene 2 роки тому +38

      @Cultures' Lover yes, sir, it did!

    • @Wooeugene
      @Wooeugene 2 роки тому +34

      @@panchov3129 that’s amazing!

    • @JuanSanchez-qp1xp
      @JuanSanchez-qp1xp 2 роки тому +10

      Sponsered *** hundreds of thousands even millions will see and everyone got fb and even Twitter has the option as well..
      It’s like 5 bucks and boom.... you can put anything

    • @DFWRob
      @DFWRob 2 роки тому +22

      Same with my mom - Happened when she was 58 years old. It's been wild. A little odd but mostly good.

  • @stacyfornow3796
    @stacyfornow3796 2 роки тому +5412

    My husband and I both took a test. He did 23 and Me and I did Ancestry. I really liked how ancestry broke down the areas and early settlements for my ancestors. My husband however, took the 23 and me. Ironically, discovered he was NOT an only child after all. He had 4 more siblings! Somehow he managed to take the one test that 2 siblings also took and found each other and eventually discovered a great deal more about his family and the secrets within.

    • @supreme5580
      @supreme5580 2 роки тому +96

      Just ordered mine on Ancestry I'll update when I get the results

    • @cassidylouwerens1768
      @cassidylouwerens1768 2 роки тому +360

      That's so neat! My step-dad found out he has an older half sister. They got to meet up last year and they look EXACTLY ALIKE. No doubt she's really his sister.

    • @ThatDamnedGamer1
      @ThatDamnedGamer1 2 роки тому +62

      Going to be taking one of these tests soon as I know that I have a half brother out there somewhere, and hoping to find him.

    • @riversider2506
      @riversider2506 2 роки тому +43

      Did they all meet or at least get in contact with one another??
      SN : Your experience alongside your husbands, is HOLLYWOOD MOVIE worthy tbh 😭 💯 🤞

    • @stacyfornow3796
      @stacyfornow3796 2 роки тому +53

      @@riversider2506 LOL. Well, it definitely was a game changer event. However, He has met 2 of the 4 siblings so far.

  • @JourneyAlee
    @JourneyAlee Місяць тому +1

    Well done! Best overview of DNA genetics. Actually made haplogroups easy to understand. Thank you, UC.

  • @CristinaVazquezReal
    @CristinaVazquezReal 8 місяців тому +4

    Great video, marvellously explained. Simply amazing! Thank you

  • @GVSHvids
    @GVSHvids 2 роки тому +4204

    tip: obtain your enemy's dna to find their weaknesses

    • @itzvaniushi4163
      @itzvaniushi4163 2 роки тому +144

      That's like learning other countries' way of living and stuff like that so you can be racist online more accurately. (BTW this is a joke don't take it seriously)

    • @jeanrodriguez2078
      @jeanrodriguez2078 2 роки тому +37

      @@itzvaniushi4163 racist

    • @canipoo
      @canipoo 2 роки тому +26

      @@itzvaniushi4163 racist

    • @stampa6466
      @stampa6466 2 роки тому +24

      @@itzvaniushi4163 racist

    • @benjamingumundsson4397
      @benjamingumundsson4397 2 роки тому +117

      @@itzvaniushi4163 I learn other peoples histories and cultures so I can be racist more accuratly 😎

  • @dangerdavedestroyerofdomai6991
    @dangerdavedestroyerofdomai6991 2 роки тому +3640

    "Let's find the most accurate DNA test!"
    *this video is sponsored by Circle DNA

    • @SoapinTrucker
      @SoapinTrucker 2 роки тому +73

      LOL

    • @islabee94
      @islabee94 2 роки тому +134

      I peeped that too 🤔

    • @lyrakae
      @lyrakae 2 роки тому +26

      @@michagabo8819 what

    • @jaclynmirren6245
      @jaclynmirren6245 2 роки тому +24

      @@michagabo8819 pretty sure they said in the Bible that no one knows when he’s coming back. So…

    • @BirdieGates
      @BirdieGates 2 роки тому +109

      Oh never noticed that. Lost interest now

  • @illusionalryan1204
    @illusionalryan1204 11 місяців тому +8

    I can definately agree with you on the part where you said MyHeritage has the upper hand for people who are mostly European.
    As a person whos 3/4 European and 1/4 Asian, my results were pretty accurate compared to what i already knew before taking the DNA test, and now i feel like the results have justified it.

  • @beeleewer
    @beeleewer Місяць тому +2

    Such a well formulated explanation giving expert guidance. Thanks!

  • @aaronmaxwell7163
    @aaronmaxwell7163 2 роки тому +978

    Ancestry's DNA test helped me find my grandfather before he died. I'm so grateful that their services exist.

    • @PowerLord83
      @PowerLord83 2 роки тому +10

      Thats awesome! How come you didnt know about him, if I may ask?

    • @williammeek4078
      @williammeek4078 2 роки тому +44

      @@PowerLord83 If you don’t get a reply, it is because he is a paid commentor.

    • @calamorta
      @calamorta 2 роки тому +43

      @@williammeek4078
      His account is 8 yrs old... I think it would have been easier to use bots.

    • @raerohan4241
      @raerohan4241 2 роки тому +66

      @@williammeek4078 Or maybe, just maybe... they don't feel like answering something so personal? Or don't have notifications on?

    • @williammeek4078
      @williammeek4078 2 роки тому +1

      @@raerohan4241 Could be, but that is highly unlikely

  • @FriedPi-mc5yt
    @FriedPi-mc5yt 2 роки тому +1261

    I found a half sibling through Ancestry. He’s a cool dude.

    • @ginajust-me2445
      @ginajust-me2445 2 роки тому +42

      That's awesome actually

    • @FriedPi-mc5yt
      @FriedPi-mc5yt 2 роки тому +42

      @@ginajust-me2445 Yeah, it’s pretty cool that me and my other sibs found him.

    • @darladawn1111
      @darladawn1111 2 роки тому +88

      I found 2 half siblings through 23 and Me. My dad was busy.

    • @FriedPi-mc5yt
      @FriedPi-mc5yt 2 роки тому +9

      @@darladawn1111 Vitamin E tablets will do that. LOL!

    • @darladawn1111
      @darladawn1111 2 роки тому +3

      @@FriedPi-mc5yt haven't heard that one 😆

  • @SuperBlonde1991
    @SuperBlonde1991 6 місяців тому +12

    My mom got me the ancestry dna a few years ago and I had to take 23 and me for a medical thing and they are both pretty spot on. The ancestry test was super accurate with how my ancestors settled into the United States. My mom also found out who her father's dad is with ancestry and has met her aunt that she never knew existed until a few years ago.

  • @arielelaine4811
    @arielelaine4811 11 місяців тому +18

    Yesss!!! I love this 😂😂 ancestry was how we found out we were only half sibilings with our youngest sister but we always knew she wasnt full or that there was something different about her. We still absolutely love her the same and nothing changed although she has a close match with someone and were not sure who it could be 😅

    • @arielelaine4811
      @arielelaine4811 2 місяці тому

      Update: we still aren't too sure how they're related but the person who runs the account said that it was their mom and doesn't seem that eger to search further.

    • @aggressiveblaze
      @aggressiveblaze 2 місяці тому +1

      How did your dad react when he found your mom cheated on him?

  • @TheWatcher5292
    @TheWatcher5292 2 роки тому +1586

    The half sibling thing happened to me... well my dad, turned out my grandad was with a woman he dosent remember in the 50s and got her pregnant unbeknownst to him, 60 something years later I discovered a half aunt in florida ahah

    • @MrsRen
      @MrsRen 2 роки тому +215

      My mom recently discovered she has a half-sister who is 8 months younger than her...Her younger brother apparently then pointed out that, based on what he saw when he was a kid getting dragged around with their father all the time, it's unlikely she's the only one...

    • @TheWatcher5292
      @TheWatcher5292 2 роки тому +85

      @@MrsRen what a busy man

    • @recoveringsoul755
      @recoveringsoul755 2 роки тому +96

      My Dad told me not to tell, but he's been gone 5 years now. Told me we have a half brother, even gave me a name. Said he "might" also have fathered a set of twins but he didn't think those were his. Lived with a stripper for a while. Oh....Dad, I love you anyway. Before my mom tho

    • @MistbornPrincess
      @MistbornPrincess 2 роки тому +23

      We came across, through Ancestory DNA, who is most likely my father’s half sister. His dad ran out on the family when my dad was 2. His dad was a womanizer, and had a fling with a married women who was a floozy. But her husband raised my half aunt as his own, and didn’t tell her until he was old or near death. She did a dna test, and now I have another aunt and cousins! It would be interesting for her snd my dad to do a private dna test to make sure.

    • @hollyjamison4604
      @hollyjamison4604 2 роки тому +22

      Ya, I already know that I am a test tube baby. Which means that I am not genetically related to my mom even though she gave birth to me. That even means that I could have maybe like 6 half siblings who are test tube babies also.

  • @ThisisBarris
    @ThisisBarris 2 роки тому +2281

    Why did the Circle test feel more like a roast than a test?

    • @hazelich9113
      @hazelich9113 2 роки тому +751

      Circle test to Matt: Don't eat sweets, don't smoke, you are weak and terrible at music...
      But you're smart! 🧠

    • @rebeccacummings6697
      @rebeccacummings6697 2 роки тому +24

      @@hazelich9113 it said he was a normal music player

    • @GoogleAccount-if6pu
      @GoogleAccount-if6pu 2 роки тому +118

      It seems to me like the Circle test is a scam. Musical ability and IQ determined by genetics??!?!!?!?!?! Are you kidding me? Musical ability is formed through years of hard work, and IQ is determined by education level; people in developing countries often have lower IQs not because of genetics, but because their education system is so much worse than those in developed countries.

    • @unanec
      @unanec 2 роки тому +71

      @@GoogleAccount-if6pu being smart and intelligent Is not the same. Smartness Is mostly determined by genetics. IQ tests consists on math, logic, language, Speed. How do you expect an analphabet Person to be able to spot ortographical errors or reading math?

    • @Stettafire
      @Stettafire 2 роки тому +28

      @@dominicmoras4283 There is no such thing as a "music" gene. Anyone who knows anything about genetics can tell you it's pseudoscience

  • @farmboy6218
    @farmboy6218 Місяць тому

    Great video. Lots of useful information opposed to the other "me-me-me" videos out there. Thank you for your thoroughness and time vested in this information!!!

  • @Liz-cmc313
    @Liz-cmc313 4 місяці тому +6

    This was very informative.

  • @LClark-ry9to
    @LClark-ry9to 2 роки тому +1953

    My Dad is from Wales and my Mom is from Hungary , makes me Well Hung.

    • @DomenBremecXCVI
      @DomenBremecXCVI 2 роки тому +301

      Or a hungry whale.

    • @H_sgl
      @H_sgl 2 роки тому +14

      @@DomenBremecXCVI 😂😂

    • @MaiaPalazzo
      @MaiaPalazzo 2 роки тому +29

      @@DomenBremecXCVI A whale? So... he's still Well Hung..?
      Sorry I had to 🥲

    • @nunya257
      @nunya257 2 роки тому +6

      Are you single? ;)

    • @H_sgl
      @H_sgl 2 роки тому +12

      @@nunya257 ayo 📸

  • @mlovecraftr
    @mlovecraftr 2 роки тому +2074

    Another classic one is finding out that your adoptive father is actually your biological father.

    • @lightyagami3492
      @lightyagami3492 2 роки тому +31

      OOOF did that happen to you? 😮

    • @mlovecraftr
      @mlovecraftr 2 роки тому +181

      @@lightyagami3492 No, I haven´t even taken one of these tests, but stories about this are very numerous.

    • @cat_pb
      @cat_pb 2 роки тому +23

      But how?!?! 🤯🤯🤯🤯 they had to know

    • @erinmccabe1984
      @erinmccabe1984 2 роки тому +387

      I have heard about these.
      Mum cheats on husband/partner
      Mum thinks other dude is father
      Husband/partner stays to raise child.
      Mum was wrong and husband/partner was father.

    • @captainbackflash
      @captainbackflash 2 роки тому +33

      Isn't that better than he is vour biological mother? Hm, that would be a nice plot for the Twighlight Zone! (Is that still a thing?)

  • @williamwallace6508
    @williamwallace6508 9 місяців тому +6

    what a superb review

  • @eightw5783
    @eightw5783 6 місяців тому +2

    Wow! I am listening to this in the background as I play a game but it is so full of good information I know I shall listen to it again and again until I digest it all.

  • @vladimirputindreadlockrast812
    @vladimirputindreadlockrast812 2 роки тому +2250

    Back in 1977 I told my girlfriend, a biology major, that I sneeze when I look at the sun. She scoffed, but later reported to me, amazed, that she learned sneezing when looking at the sun is a hereditary trait. Weirdly, as far as I know, I'm the only one in my family who does it.

    • @Favorite-catNip
      @Favorite-catNip 2 роки тому +118

      Actually.If u need to sneeze look at any* bright light. And...if u are in a situation is which emotional like u feel like crying. Look up****also into a light if available. This helps. This was a trait sometimes used on labor & delivery wards when new mom's felt like crying. This is very old school. Yet. It works & unfortunately still unemployed.!

    • @leo11190
      @leo11190 2 роки тому +25

      Me too!!😂😂😂…. Every time!

    • @massmanute
      @massmanute 2 роки тому +36

      Same here. I didn't know it was an inherited trait.

    • @debbieflaherty1975
      @debbieflaherty1975 2 роки тому +4

      😳😳😳😳

    • @blackcotton2288
      @blackcotton2288 2 роки тому +13

      its been around since the Air Force taught that to pilots to prevent a sneeze

  • @sirpingsalot3558
    @sirpingsalot3558 2 роки тому +2560

    1:40 Circle DNA
    7:50 / 14:00 Family Tree DNA
    14:40 23andMe
    16:00 Ancestry
    19:00 MyHeritage
    You are welcome my friends.

    • @seandub2625
      @seandub2625 2 роки тому +49

      Your a legend for this

    • @spideywhiplash
      @spideywhiplash 2 роки тому +17

      Family tree starts at 7:50. But thanks for the rest.😊

    • @quenchtv5436
      @quenchtv5436 2 роки тому +68

      So which is better?

    • @CrawfordGrimaldi
      @CrawfordGrimaldi 2 роки тому +5

      Does anyone know how I can trace my fathers line back as far as possible I.e father to father.
      I got to 1600 then can't find anything as to where they lived.

    • @williamallan7915
      @williamallan7915 2 роки тому +9

      @@CrawfordGrimaldi try GENI they are free

  • @Foxie444
    @Foxie444 4 місяці тому +2

    I’ve been thinking of doing one of these test and this video was very helpful!! 💕

    • @roachitane
      @roachitane 4 місяці тому

      look into the privacy policies first

  • @Uniyou0459
    @Uniyou0459 6 місяців тому +2

    Hello from Nova Scotia! Didn't expect to find us on a DNA test

  • @humphreybogart2094
    @humphreybogart2094 2 роки тому +891

    I forgot the reason why but there was a couple who had a daughter and when she was young the father and daughter did some blood tests and were informed the daughter is not his. The couple inevitably divorced. Then when the girl was a teen she did one of these dna test and found someone else she was a high % match with and reached out to them. Turns out that girl was her sister and the baby was switched at birth at the hospital, both the mother and father that raised her were not her real parents. The couple got divorced as a result. I always remember this story whenever someone mentions DNA test.

    • @amykamrowski7862
      @amykamrowski7862 2 роки тому +67

      It’s a tv show called switched at birth.

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 2 роки тому +50

      Well that's an unlikely possibility but it's easy to check anyway: make the mother do the test too. If she refuses, she has something to hide.
      In most cases, it's just the father. I've read somewhere that 1/4th of the men doing a paternity test because they had doubts weren't indeed the biological father of their child(dren). Lying purposefully about such a thing should be a criminal offense honestly.

    • @matteogottie6772
      @matteogottie6772 2 роки тому +86

      my grandmother was a nurse and 1 in every baby boomer out of 10000 was most likely switched 50s-70s had it here and there . she also said a baby died of a rich family and the hospital didn't want to get them sad/mad etc so they gave another baby and told the other hers died.

    • @bunzeebear2973
      @bunzeebear2973 2 роки тому +14

      Your parents ARE THE ONES THAT RAISED YOU. Not the quicky squirt. They did not want to be responsible for you growing up.

    • @xenotypos
      @xenotypos 2 роки тому +29

      @@bunzeebear2973 I think that in the real world, people will always care about their roots (even if it depends on the individual). They won't forget their adoptive parents, but there will always be a special place for biological parents, the ones who passed on their traits to that new generation.

  • @GDMiller419
    @GDMiller419 2 роки тому +1100

    "Unless you're a Hapsburg."
    I laughed out loud.

    • @otakuofmine
      @otakuofmine 2 роки тому +47

      *Habsburg

    • @GDMiller419
      @GDMiller419 2 роки тому

      @@otakuofmine I wrote Habsburg first, but Google wouldn't accept either of them

    • @otakuofmine
      @otakuofmine 2 роки тому +1

      @@adriantsang3838 i only know it like that, learned it that way in school.

    • @otakuofmine
      @otakuofmine 2 роки тому +1

      @@GDMiller419 typical Google. no worry than. just wanted to help in case :)

    • @GDMiller419
      @GDMiller419 2 роки тому

      @@otakuofmine thanks!

  • @yvonnedunham8156
    @yvonnedunham8156 6 місяців тому +1

    A very thorough and interesting video so thankyou. I have just purchased CRIgenetics kit and am looking forward to getting my results mainly for health reasons. I dont expect much from ancestry but you never know...

  • @MiThreeSunz
    @MiThreeSunz 2 місяці тому +7

    A very thorough and informative video Matt. I’ve done DNA tests with Ancestry and MyHeritage. My results overall showed my genetic profiles being different for both. As one example, Ancestry has me at 90% Italian whereas MyHeritage has me at 75%. I prefer Ancestry because I’m quite familiar with their family tree tools and resources but MyHeritage has similar great tools Ancestry doesn’t such as a Tree Consistency Checker that points out date anomalies with family member profiles. Nonetheless, it’s all quite interesting and intriguing. ❤️🇮🇹🇨🇦

    • @biancarandolph2480
      @biancarandolph2480 4 дні тому

      Myheritage I heard is famous for being highly inaccurate so I would suggest you do 23andme

  • @patriciabarnhart1886
    @patriciabarnhart1886 2 роки тому +552

    At age 73 I found my natural father and his family through AncestryDNA three years ago.

  • @Joker5086
    @Joker5086 2 роки тому +575

    He just took a DNA test - turns out he's 100% that incredibly valuable voice on the interwebs.

  • @MarkStafford9
    @MarkStafford9 Місяць тому +2

    Wow! Very helpful "lay-of-the-land" information, offered with unusual candor and neutrality. Thank you. I did Ancestry, and am happy with the ancestral results and welcome possible surprises. I think I'll now additionally pop for Circle about health. At 62, the die is cast, but I'm interested in anything that could help me steer for a healthier / happier/ longer future.

  • @bluemoon1033
    @bluemoon1033 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for an interesting vlog! ✨🌒

  • @VZN2020
    @VZN2020 2 роки тому +2191

    I found my biological father through 23 & Me when I was 24 years old. We had no idea each other existed. Turns out the dad who raised me isn't my bio father, and a lot of family members knew except for me.. 23 & Me connected us automatically (we happened to both take take the same DNA test). At the end of the day, me and my dad are closer; and I met my bio father twice now. I have 4 new half siblings (I'm the oldest on both sides). A whole bonus family, we stay in touch and plan to visit often. It's pretty cool lol

    • @Dworkinsdaughter
      @Dworkinsdaughter 2 роки тому +33

      Could you explain more in detail how that happened? Did he take the test too or did the test show you his name? I would also like to find my relatives so id be so happy if you answered!

    • @VZN2020
      @VZN2020 2 роки тому +108

      @@Dworkinsdaughter of course! So he took the same DNA test from 23&Me a few years prior. When I took mine, their database connected my father and I automatically to our “family tree”- then we were able to message each other from there. I’ve found dozens and dozens of cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. so cool :)

    • @Kopp203
      @Kopp203 2 роки тому +1

      @@VZN2020 Did the man who raised you know that you weren't his bio kid and if not, what was the fallout for your mother?

    • @VZN2020
      @VZN2020 2 роки тому +66

      @@Kopp203 he knew there was a chance I wasn’t his but it was never confirmed. He didn’t care. They were broken up when I was conceived and back together already when they found out she was pregnant. He never wanted a paternity test done.

    • @bdancestars
      @bdancestars 2 роки тому +12

      Wow thats a crazy story

  • @johnwood406
    @johnwood406 Рік тому +964

    I did the ancestry test, and discovered a girl I dated in school was actually a relative. I got in touch with her through the service and we both had a great laugh. I also found out a younger sister was a half sister, (not the same father) ouch! Both my parents are gone now, so let the chips fall where they may. I was overall surprised and pleased with the results.

    • @dhdjenejjs
      @dhdjenejjs 10 місяців тому +83

      Hopefully you live in alabama…

    • @David-up7rv
      @David-up7rv 10 місяців тому +7

      ITS TAKING TO LONG TO EXPLAIN, MINE WAS RIGHT

    • @dhdjenejjs
      @dhdjenejjs 9 місяців тому +15

      @@jocobcohen1835 Well he said he connected with her through the service and if it was his wife he wouldnt not be in contact with her

    • @RafaelScapella
      @RafaelScapella 8 місяців тому +10

      ​@@dhdjenejjshow do you explain the Alabama reference to someone who's never been to the US?

    • @mythocrat
      @mythocrat 6 місяців тому +38

      ​@@RafaelScapellaAlabama is stereotypically known for having relationship among family members. Maybe it is from past, but the joke stayed.

  • @Weezie_TJ_919
    @Weezie_TJ_919 3 місяці тому +6

    Very informative! I was alway told I was mostly German but that is not the case at all. I'm very Welsh, Scottish and Irish. German was down near the 1%. I did the Ancestry and I found out my Aunt (Dad's sister) who I was very close to put her first child (daughter) up for adoption in the early 60's. I found my first cousin, her daughter, and her granddaughter. My aunts 3 other children all in their 50's had NO idea they had a sister so this came as a shock to all of us. It was a happy shock because now we're all in contact but she took that secret to the grave with her and I got my results back about 3 months after she passed away. My aunt, Dad, and Uncles never said a word about this until it was revealed through Ancestry. We couldn't ask my Aunt or Grandma anything because they both passed not ever a year prior to this. I have found SO many family members through this and had no info on my great great grandparents from either side so this was really cool to find out and I even have pictures and portraits (depending how far it went back) of my great great, great great great,etc... Because my dad's side of the family has always acted so sketchy about giving up any family info, that is what prompted me to do Ancestry. Now I know why. They didn't want us finding out about my aunts daughter that she put up for adoption and my brother that is 10 years older than me, who I never met or knew existed until June of 2017. Ancestry has been a great and somewhat shocking but happy experience.

  • @sherrywarren-biers3327
    @sherrywarren-biers3327 2 місяці тому +11

    Took both Ancestry and 23andMe tests. Ancestry is far and away the best even though I ended up paying for a monthly subscription. It is wonderful for family tree building and good record resources. 23andMe gave me a more detailed breakdown, however, of where my ancestors were from…..that is, the various counties in England and Ireland. Am very glad I did both tests!

  • @leonvwerneck1
    @leonvwerneck1 2 роки тому +886

    "Are you from North America?"
    "No I'm from Sou-"
    "AH SO YOU ARE FROM EUROPE."

    • @koltez
      @koltez 2 роки тому +92

      Being a white south american who lived abroad i had conversations like that in real life lol

    • @TebitanAnt
      @TebitanAnt 2 роки тому +2

      😔😔😔

    • @kayjay3898
      @kayjay3898 2 роки тому +4

      Since no other country calls themselves Americans it’s not really an abnormal statement! Never met anyone from Venezuela they call them selves in American. In the US it’s literally part of our name! Furthermore when I lived in France and no one ever asked me if I was from north or south America. I would think often skin tone (but not always) would definitely give it away! Although there are light-skinned folks throughout South America & Central America. Furthermore if somebody is of African dissent they are very rarely from South America. So this is a foolish “gotcha” statement!

    • @leonvwerneck1
      @leonvwerneck1 2 роки тому +52

      ​@@kayjay3898 I'm under the impression you were thinking this is the usual quip folks use about the "American" appropriation by the US. This isn't it (I actually don't have an issue with that), I agree that if someone calls themselves American, they're almost certainly from the US. My joke above was just a way to point out that, in this video, they're trying to appeal to a broader audience by suggesting what's the best course of action based on where you live, but they only mention either North America (as opposed to the US) or Europe. While, in fact, there are many other countries that would be interested in a DNA test. I don't mean to fault the content creators so much as the DNA companies themselves for this. It's just how the market works, focus is where the money's coming from. But it is frustrating for us non-US/Europe residents that stuff comes first or is better in those places (especially considering European wealth as a consequence of colonial exploitation.....). Don't worry, you can keep calling yourselves Americans, your country's name doesn't really lend itself to anything different anyway... Unitedstatesian? Unitedstatish? Nah. American sounds better ;)
      Further, I don't think I understand what you meant about people with African descent being very rarely from South America. Over 50% of the entire Brazilian population (the most populated country in South America) identifies with an African ethnicity...🤔But again, not sure exactly what you meant, so, elaborate? :)

    • @whyme7996
      @whyme7996 2 роки тому +35

      @@kayjay3898 Argentina is more White than the USA

  • @abarton1978
    @abarton1978 2 роки тому +795

    I took 23 & Me a year ago, and more recently, Ancestry. The warning about discovering things you didn't know about yourself or your family : absolutely true. I found a first cousin with 23 & Me, and to make a long story very short, I discovered that my father wasn't my father. My genetic father was someone I didn't know who had passed away 3 years ago, and I have a half sister and half brother whom I've talked to but haven't met, yet. But the distant lineage results were really fascinating, and I'll be interested to see how they match up with the Ancestry test when it arrives.

    • @junipjunip
      @junipjunip 2 роки тому +8

      Of the two, which did you find to be more informative and accurate?

    • @abarton1978
      @abarton1978 2 роки тому +33

      @@junipjunip I love Ancestry's genealogy because it turns out that every line in my family has been in the U.S. since the late 1600's/early 1700's. What I don't love about them is that I waited long past the minimum wait time for DNA results and heard nothing. So I sent an inquiry and they said the sample must have been lost. Not their fault, but the process to get a new kit was a bit convoluted, and I have to start the waiting game all over. 12 Days after they said it shipped, I still don't have the new kit (I live in a residential area, have never had problems with my mail). It's been a few days longer than the estimated 7 - 10 business days. I hope I don't sound like a whiner, but I hoped for these results months ago. My "mail" problems are hopefully unique, but 23 & Me was easy and quick by comparison. The subscription to Ancestry's document database, however, has been amazing. Because of the DNA wait time, I've already had to renew my 3-month access and don't know what it's like to see the DNA and database working together, but the amount of information I've gotten about my family members is unreal.

    • @abarton1978
      @abarton1978 2 роки тому +124

      @Brandon Palmer I didn't tell him. He's in his seventies, he's always treated me well, and I'm the only child he has (even if not genetically). I'm usually all for putting the truth out there, and while finding out opened up some doors I didn't know existed (including about my mother), I don't feel any differently about him. I'm not 100% sure that he'd be totally shocked. But I don't think any good would come of telling him.

    • @willbrink
      @willbrink 2 роки тому +17

      @@abarton1978 But did you speak to your mother? That's more interesting conversation...

    • @abarton1978
      @abarton1978 2 роки тому +103

      @@willbrink Yes, I did. It took her a few days to admit it, but I wouldn't have known anything for sure without her eventually telling me that she'd had a long-term affair. To be fair, she was in shock because this all happened 43 years ago, and although she wasn't positive about who my dad was, she thought (or maybe hoped) it was her husband. And nothing in 43 years had ever happened to throw that into doubt except something dad's mom said mentioned when I was born : that they'd never had anyone with my granddad's last name born with red hair. You need recessive genes from all 4 grandparents to get red hair like mine.
      One of mom's comments when the truth came out was that her "sins had come back to haunt" her. I obviously don't love her any less, but I guess I realize she's more complex than I imagined - - the woman who gave birth to me isn't just "mom," and things could have gone so much differently.

  • @streetballplayer100
    @streetballplayer100 5 днів тому

    Great video, very informative breakdown

  • @LTR420
    @LTR420 7 місяців тому +1

    Super helpful reviews. Thanks

  • @magicprincesslive
    @magicprincesslive Рік тому +1466

    I did the 23&Me DNA test several years ago, just for fun. A few years later I was automatically connected with another women who shares 26% DNA with me! She was adopted as a baby and has been searching for information about her background and bio parents ever since she was a teenager. After connecting and chatting for a bit we found out that we are only 1 month apart in age and we share the same dad and I was able to at least point her in the right direction at finding more info about him (although him and I are estranged and he hasn't been involved in my life for the past 25 years... super dead beat guy.) I now have a half-sister I had no idea I had, and she now has an older half-sister (me) and a younger half brother (my little brother)! I wonder how many other half-siblings I can have out there in the world!

    • @naughtyskweet6
      @naughtyskweet6 Рік тому +40

      Maybe I'm wrong, but if you have 50% DNA from your dad, and she has 50% DNA from your dad, shouldn't you share 50% DNA with her? Sounds like you have a common grandparent.

    • @magicprincesslive
      @magicprincesslive Рік тому +105

      @naughtyskweet6 No, full siblings / parent-child share 50% and half siblings share about 25%

    • @5thdimension625
      @5thdimension625 Рік тому +55

      @@naughtyskweet6 different mother, same father. =25% shared heredity

    • @terrybardy2848
      @terrybardy2848 Рік тому +41

      I was adopted on my father's side. I tried to find out if I was anyone's family and was I ever disappointed!! I found out that my father's side didn't want to know me and were extremely snobbish. Not all tests have a happy ending!!!!

    • @aananimity
      @aananimity Рік тому +11

      My husband had two unknown half-siblings locate his family. It was known that their father was a rolling stone, so it wasn't a surprise. There could be more. 🤷‍♀️ Best of luck to you!

  • @erinc129
    @erinc129 2 роки тому +2301

    It's interesting how popular these tests are in America, where most everyone is an immigrant, because in Europe I know my family tree is just Irish and Scottish lol

    • @reaselepe8146
      @reaselepe8146 2 роки тому +106

      That's really the big appeal aye. Similar thing in Aus where I live. Everyone's heard stories but not enough concrete evidence exists for them to know just how true they are😂

    • @meowmeowmeowser6349
      @meowmeowmeowser6349 2 роки тому +82

      That’s what my mom thought too, till she found out no Irish just Scottish and Norwegian

    • @Awomanontheinternet
      @Awomanontheinternet 2 роки тому +203

      "It's interesting how popular these tests are in America, where most everyone is an immigrant" a huge amount of the population is not immigrant though, rather, they are descendants from kidnapped and enslaved people and therefor literally don't know their heritage. Black americans and Native americans are not immigrants.

    • @MisterDutch93
      @MisterDutch93 2 роки тому +62

      You'd be surprised what your heritage might be, even in Europe. I took a test from MyHeritage and found out I was 23% Celtic (Scotland, Ireland, Welsh) and 16% English even though I live in the Netherlands and my closest living family are all Dutch. I have no idea where the 'extra' DNA came from lol

    • @reaselepe8146
      @reaselepe8146 2 роки тому +60

      @Ignacio Front I reckon you answered your own question. You KNOW you're German. Your family probably have been for centuries (I'm assuming). Most Americans, because of its founding as somewhere AGAINST British society, or because of slavery, haven't a clue where they're really from. coz realistically only Amerindians are from America historically. Therefore people get these tests

  • @ShamusMia
    @ShamusMia 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for this. It really helped a lot

  • @bluemoon1033
    @bluemoon1033 5 місяців тому

    Great, informative clog! ✨🌒✨

  • @juanantoniolopezprida806
    @juanantoniolopezprida806 2 роки тому +1325

    As a Mexican who took the Ancestry test, I just want to point out that, while being completely accurate on the DNA genealogy results, when trying to explore their “civil service documents database” (so to speak), they have absolutely no access to Spanish records, that is, no records from the country of Spain, which is from where most Mexicans can trace part of their ancestry. Maybe there is more access to Spanish records on My Heritage? Just adding that there is, in fact, a quite surprising amount of Mexican records on Ancestry.

    • @angelm3670
      @angelm3670 2 роки тому +19

      good point

    • @arposkraft3616
      @arposkraft3616 2 роки тому +71

      probably not spain is in the EU so it falls under the data protection act, but dw your government probably gets em without asking

    • @ALXandroATS
      @ALXandroATS 2 роки тому +10

      Did your results reveal any Peruvian roots?

    • @ctown6592
      @ctown6592 2 роки тому +10

      Probably because your name is Juan Lopez bro

    • @juanantoniolopezprida806
      @juanantoniolopezprida806 2 роки тому +26

      @@ALXandroATS On the Ancestry test, not at all. But I also took the CRI Genetics test, where I did in fact come up with Peruvian ancestry. Although I highly doubt the results of the CRI Genetics test, I also turned out to have Scandinavian and Indian roots, which is highly unlikely.

  • @jonimaricruz1692
    @jonimaricruz1692 2 роки тому +975

    The one I took said I’m descended from Spanish nobility. I’m sticking with that one.

    • @plasma9839
      @plasma9839 2 роки тому +15

      👍

    • @TomCat13461
      @TomCat13461 2 роки тому +63

      Well, you got me beat! My grandfather was Ralph Coffey McIntyre. HIS grandfather was Colonel James A. Coffey, the founder of Coffeyville, Kansas.

    • @jonimaricruz1692
      @jonimaricruz1692 2 роки тому +48

      @@TomCat13461 That’s cool! I’m descended from very minor nobility who were given a royal land grant in Mexico sometime in the way back, I’d have to look it up again. I’m sure if I tried to contact them (if they’re still around) they’d politely but firmly escort me off the property. It is fun knowing who and where we came from, though.

    • @robot4jarvis836
      @robot4jarvis836 2 роки тому +22

      Seeing how our kings have liked the act of mating, that's not that impressive.

    • @jonimaricruz1692
      @jonimaricruz1692 2 роки тому +13

      @@robot4jarvis836 True. Doesn’t even include a tiara.

  • @ernestogiovani1296
    @ernestogiovani1296 10 місяців тому +1

    great video, very weel deatailed, utterly professional

  • @mihablyat6968
    @mihablyat6968 3 місяці тому +1

    Amazing video! Keep up!!

  • @TigerLoveHeart
    @TigerLoveHeart 2 роки тому +1553

    since people are talking about their experiences :
    after not taking any tests i found out both my parents were downstairs, it's such a miracle, i've been living in my bedroom my whole life !

    • @art32456
      @art32456 2 роки тому +24

      😂😂😂😂

    • @commie_dog_boy
      @commie_dog_boy 2 роки тому +6

      thats fucking pog bro

    • @hydrolito
      @hydrolito 2 роки тому +12

      Never stepped outside why are you to heavy to get out of bed?

    • @riversider2506
      @riversider2506 2 роки тому +26

      Congratulations to you bro 🎊. I can't imagine the joy you must have felt when you first discovered your parents 🥺❤️.
      Bless TF UP my G' ✊ 💯

    • @FrankCareta
      @FrankCareta 2 роки тому +26

      But are you really sure that they are your biological parents? 😂

  • @marianoaponte2518
    @marianoaponte2518 2 роки тому +896

    My mother is from italy and my dad is from italy, this makes me a perfect pizza maker.

    • @elpibelol5005
      @elpibelol5005 2 роки тому +21

      FORZAAAA ITALIAAAA CAMPEONI D'EUROPA ANDIAMO ITALIAAAAAA CAMPIONI DA TUTTO IL MONDO 2022 AVANTI ITALIA AVANTIIIIIIIIITLIA

    • @boru-cnc
      @boru-cnc 2 роки тому +11

      I’m from Poland and I don’t want to talk about that 😂😂😂😂

    • @emello4you
      @emello4you 2 роки тому +3

      Lasagna!!

    • @emello4you
      @emello4you 2 роки тому

      @@boru-cnc Polock Priest

    • @trappedkitty5335
      @trappedkitty5335 2 роки тому +2

      Americans perfected pizza. I went to Italy while living in Germany a few years ago, ordered a pepperoni pizza and got a thin crusted flatbread with unseasoned tomato sauce on it. The pepperoni there? Large, 7 inch peppers that had no heat. They were slapped on the "pizza" whole. Also- NO cheese! Oddly enough, I ordered an "American Style" pizza in Freising and got exactly what I wanted. Then I kicked myself for being homesick when I still had so many German foods to sample.

  • @ulvesparker
    @ulvesparker Місяць тому +3

    Decades ago, before DNA testing, internet searches and computer databases were widely available, I used to do searches for people the old-fashioned way, more expensive, labor intensive way for a national detective agency. Government records requests, credit checks, libraries, micro-fiche, phone calls, typing letters, even knocking on doors and interviewing people (wearin' out shoe leather).
    Anyway, people would want to find out about old sweethearts/friends, lost relatives, and their family origins. Most people started out eager, curious, bemused. But I just wanted to comment that, at least in my experience, 9 out of 10 times, the story does not come back happy as most people expect.
    We are human, and humans are fallible. If one digs around, one will find more often than not things that one may not want to know and share. And consider this, if, say a great uncle, was a war hero, self-made millionaire, or related to the king of Sweden, wouldn't one think positive information like that would naturally get passed down somehow??
    Real life is not a parlor game. Prepare for the truth.

    • @modusbee9092
      @modusbee9092 3 дні тому

      Shout outs to
      Micro-Fiche!
      micro-fiche had all the answers if you had all the time

  • @filmlabrat
    @filmlabrat 14 днів тому

    A very well researched and presented video.

  • @catzanddogz7517
    @catzanddogz7517 2 роки тому +621

    I found on AncestryDNA two half-sisters of my mother's she never talked about. I also found that my parents were third half-cousins.

    • @midnattsol6207
      @midnattsol6207 2 роки тому +117

      life sometimes, lol

    • @lola_0
      @lola_0 2 роки тому +7

      @@midnattsol6207 🤣🤣

    • @yvngheartz
      @yvngheartz 2 роки тому +91

      is it alabama then

    • @RayW....
      @RayW.... 2 роки тому +22

      @@yvngheartz careful...

    • @wdavis6814
      @wdavis6814 2 роки тому +31

      I found out that my my great great grandmother's grandfathers were brothers. Not many people living in Florida in the early 1800s ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @OhStMidofnite
    @OhStMidofnite 2 роки тому +3108

    Can we get a chart on who's most and least likely to keep, sell or use our DNA for purposes we didn't contemplate or give permission for?

    • @racheldanabennett
      @racheldanabennett 2 роки тому +140

      Exactly....!

    • @dreasbn
      @dreasbn 2 роки тому +308

      @Ryan oh ok … so eventually the Chinese know everything about us…

    • @_Glorie_
      @_Glorie_ 2 роки тому +83

      Yes Please ! Thiiis is so important !

    • @jackvenus4024
      @jackvenus4024 2 роки тому +42

      Seconded.

    • @Ythnewg
      @Ythnewg 2 роки тому +313

      @Ryan it’s not that I dont trust Chinese scientist I don’t trust their government but I’m not sure I trust mine anymore more

  • @mtbker30
    @mtbker30 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video review!

  • @user-cd5hw2gw8i
    @user-cd5hw2gw8i Рік тому

    Thank you for the code!

  • @liamhofmann2381
    @liamhofmann2381 2 роки тому +529

    Ancestry’s settler group accuracy is incredible. They correctly pinpointed that my ancestors were settlers of Minnesota, despite that only happening in the mid to late 1800’s! That is crazy accurate because I had no idea my ancestors from that period had enough descendants where they could tell I was related to that settler group.

    • @bytheirfruits3861
      @bytheirfruits3861 2 роки тому +2

      How far did it go, I mean timeline-wise? Thank you

    • @STho205
      @STho205 2 роки тому +4

      And X YZs real name is Ollie.... Ya' yabethca.... hard to believe...

    • @trimule
      @trimule 2 роки тому +6

      @dev null Well, I'm no shill and I can say that the settler route accuracy with the one I tried was absolutely spot on to the old fashioned paper trail genealogy my Uncle had compiled many years ago (pre computer - can you imagine). They were a classic specific movement group - early Scots-Irish to N.Eng. into Penn. down to the Carolinas across the mountains into Ky and Tenn. (classic Daniel Boone family route as well).

    • @333.01
      @333.01 2 роки тому +1

      I live where they started settling, south west Minnesota.

    • @abalahalamatandra
      @abalahalamatandra 2 роки тому +3

      I agree. My Ancestry results showed my grandfather's Scots-Irish roots all the way back to the settlers of Appalachia around the mid 1700s. Was incredible to find out!

  • @edsalinas9996
    @edsalinas9996 2 роки тому +521

    "I looked up my family tree, and found out I was the sap." - Rodney Dangerfield.

  • @ToriLynneThisisYourLife
    @ToriLynneThisisYourLife 6 місяців тому +6

    I’ve taken the 23 & Me and the Ancestry tests. I needed the health part but was sort of disappointed with the genealogy part of 23 & Me because the tree provided isn’t easy to use and was not something I could drop a gedcom into. It also has other limitations I wasn’t thrilled about. So using it to easily figure out how your second, third, fourth, and more distant cousins are related, especially if one of you doesn’t have a tree already made, is really difficult. The Ancestry test was much better in regard to figuring out relationships and cousins I struggled trying to place with 23 & Me because most people who use the site have a tree started. I also found that I knew a lot more people, including close relatives, on Ancestry because it’s a more popular genealogy site. I’m glad I did both and may do others but functionally, I use the Ancestry one a lot more often.

    • @kristinebailey6554
      @kristinebailey6554 4 місяці тому

      i have two family members that say the same about 23 and me. They both used three different labs. The 23 and me info conflicted with that of the other two labs used, they think it's a sham company.

    • @ToriLynneThisisYourLife
      @ToriLynneThisisYourLife 3 місяці тому

      @@kristinebailey6554I wouldn’t say the information conflicted. The family members who used both platforms were still showing as related to me in the same way, but I didn’t have an easy way to figure out how we were related, especially now that the shared relatives function has been turned off due to the security breach.

  • @lena1989_
    @lena1989_ Місяць тому +2

    I love being told that the best option for me is the cheapest one. 10/10 vídeo lol

  • @regularguy8110
    @regularguy8110 2 роки тому +1031

    Glad finding unknown relatives has gone well for most. Mine didn't. My aunt had a child in HS (late 1930s) and gave the child up for adoption. He contacted us almost 50 years later and was shunned by her and most of the family. My dad embraced him and it caused a deep family rift. Cherish your relatives, known and unknown.

    • @ParArdua
      @ParArdua 2 роки тому +131

      It was a time of immense shame and ostracism for any girl pregnant out of wedlock. She could be considered unmarriagable. So she would likely felt that shame all over again when he turned up, and just denied it.
      I hope you feel proud of your father who embraced this man as a new member of your family.
      Perhaps listen to the story of the singer Mary Gauthier when she tracked down her birth mother, very sad.
      Go well.

    • @bigdick4090ti
      @bigdick4090ti Рік тому +58

      Props to your father!

    • @janetarmstrong7010
      @janetarmstrong7010 Рік тому +69

      Yes, I found out I have a half-sister after finding my mom after thirty years. She resents the hell out of me. She is such a horrible person that I just can't deal with her so many times these stories don't always turn out well! It is a shame.

    • @regularguy8110
      @regularguy8110 Рік тому +29

      @@janetarmstrong7010 Hope you find peace through the whole thing.

    • @Amilakasun1
      @Amilakasun1 Рік тому +10

      @@ParArdua aww the excuses.

  • @gonrico
    @gonrico 2 роки тому +300

    20:45 for the time savers

    • @stephenpmurphy591
      @stephenpmurphy591 2 роки тому +3

      Thank you..

    • @ararix3722
      @ararix3722 2 роки тому +3

      Fkn thank you

    • @TheLilram2100
      @TheLilram2100 2 роки тому +6

      Doing the lords work 🙌

    • @BlkSheepLoneWolf
      @BlkSheepLoneWolf 2 роки тому +2

      THANK YOU!

    • @errmergerrd
      @errmergerrd 2 роки тому +6

      I was going to say he talks so freaking slow I sped it up to 1.5 and it's still taking forever to get the point 😂

  • @popsfereal3192
    @popsfereal3192 Місяць тому +2

    I got a dog dna test.....they wanted you to fill out so much info, anyone could have guessed what my dog was.
    It was a ripoff!

  • @johnhawkinshawkins1284
    @johnhawkinshawkins1284 6 місяців тому +1

    Excellent analysis.