I recently thought it would be so much fun to figure out my ancestry origins to create a DNA-based bucket list. I recently partnered with GPS Origins to pinpoint my ancestry and I was so excited to find out the results.
For the longest time I have wanted to get my DNA tested to find out my family’s origins. I have been told my entire life that my dad is German, Irish and American Indian. I have been told that my mom’s side is Scottish, Swedish, Spanish, French and Indian (?).
GPS Origins sent me a DNA Testing Kit with Q-tip type cotton swabs to swab the insides of your cheeks. The idea is to collect as many cheek cells as possible. After completing the cheek swab process, you simply place your swabs in the paper envelope provided and place that in the mailing envelope. The testing process was very simple and required minimal effort on my part.
Results
I received my DNA results in about three weeks and I was very happy with results. Based on what I knew about my family, they seemed extremely accurate. GPS Origins has given me a feeling of closure, in a sense, because I now know where my ancestors came from and how they got to where they are now.
Through the GPS Origins website (www.gpsorigins.com), I was able to download all of my results to save forever.
See my results below:
MY GENE POOL % s
Complete Results
#1 Fennoscandia 18.8%
Origin: Peaks in the Iceland and Norway and declines in Finland, England, and France
#2 Southern France 14.7%
Origin: Peaks in south France and declines in north France, England, Orkney islands, and Scandinavia
#3 Orkney Islands 11.7%
Origin: Peaks in the Orkney islands and declines in England, France, Germany, Belarus, and Poland
#4 Western Siberia 9.3%
Origin: Peaks in Krasnoyarsk Krai and declines towards east Russia
#5 Sardinia 9%
Origin: Peaks in Sardinia and declines in weaker in Italy, Greece, Albania, and The Balkans
#6 Basque Country 8.4%
Origin: Peaks in France and Spain Basque regions and declines in Spain, France, and Germany
#7 Southeastern India 7.8%
Origin: Endemic to south eastern india with residues in Pakistan
#8 Tuva 6.8%
Origin: Peaks in south Siberia (Russians: Tuvinian) and declines in North Mongolia
#9 Central America 3.9%
Origin: Peaks in Mexico and Central America with residues in Peru
#10 Northern India 3.2%
Origin: Peaks in North India (Dharkars, Kanjars) and declines in Pakistan
#11 Pima County: The Sonora 2.5%
Origin: Peaks in Central-North America and declines towards Greenland and Eskimos
#12 Northwestern Africa 2.2%
Origin: Peaks in Algeria and declines in Morocco and Tunisia
#13 Austronesian Southeast Asia 1.7%
Origin: Peaks in Taiwan and Malay and declines in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and South China
#14 Western South America 0.1%
Origin: Peaks in Peru, Mexico, and North America and declines in Eastern Russia
DNA-Based Bucket List
My goal now is to create a DNA-based bucket list and begin visiting each of my ancestors origins.
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