{"id":16417,"date":"2024-08-15T13:43:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=16417"},"modified":"2024-08-15T13:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T13:53:57","slug":"what-to-do-if-you-need-to-look-500-or-5000-years-back-to-understand-african-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/?p=16417","title":{"rendered":"What to do if you need to look 500 or 5000 years back to understand African roots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Debra,<\/p>\n

I read your message again. Yes join the group on GedMatch and learn what it can do.\u00a0 But it is only about 2 Million Tests, so do not expect magic solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ancestry DNA Painter<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/support.ancestry.com\/s\/article\/Chromosome-Painter?language=en_US<\/div>\n
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DNA Painter Example on DNAPainter.com<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/dnapainter.com\/example<\/div>\n
Adding 23andMe Data to DNA Painter\u00a0<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/to\/rootstech\/session\/adding-23andme-data-to-dna-painter<\/div>\n
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Ancestry Pro Tools matches of matches: my experience so far<\/strong><\/div>\n
https:\/\/blog.dnapainter.com\/blog\/ancestry-pro-tools-matches-of-matches-my-experience-so-far\/<\/div>\n
(note that Ancestry chops off at 20 centiMorgans and cost $10 per month)<\/div>\n
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Where do you find the Segment Data?<\/strong><\/div>\n
https:\/\/dnapainter.com\/help\/matchdata<\/div>\n
“23andme, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA and MyHeritage, as well as the Gedmatch website.”<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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This kind of data is starting to be available on Ancestry and 23andMe. But it takes a lot of data handling and manual work.<\/p>\n

I suggest you deliberately look for groups working on African Ancestry deep projects,<\/strong> including full genome projects.\u00a0 It cost about $300 to $500 per test for full genome tests now.\u00a0 If all people with deep African roots (250 years or more (10 generations is about the limit for Ancestry) started taking whole genome tests there are groups and methods to use that much data. I estimate it can “see” back 500 years. They use it for Neanderthals, Denisovans and deeper, so 50,000 years.\u00a0 If the demand for full genome grows, or people with African roots work together, they can independently take DNA tests so it is not controlled by the DNA companies. Lower the prices to cost or free.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ten generations is about\u00a0 (6850\/2^10)= 6.7 centiMorgans<\/p>\n

( “African roots” “genome” ) <\/strong>has 14,500 entries today. There is INTEREST because<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%22African+roots%22+%22genome%22<\/div>\n
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How many people could use it?<\/strong><\/div>\n
https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_Americans<\/div>\n
About 50 Million listed as full or partial African DNA<\/div>\n
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If you search and take notes, there are LOTS of efforts now.<\/strong>\u00a0 Just organizing those and indexing them could help 50 Million people.\u00a0 Many from Puerto Rico (<\/strong>they are taking LOTS of DNA tests) have African DNA. There are about 3 Million Puerto Rico and another 6 Million in the US from Puerto Rico. And 20% with African origins.\u00a0 That is 20% (10 Million) = 2 Million
\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Puerto_Ricans<\/div>\n
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Many groups mapping deep origins<\/strong><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genographic_Project<\/a><\/p>\n

Richard Collins, The Internet Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Debra, I read your message again. Yes join the group on GedMatch and learn what it can do.\u00a0 But it is only about 2 Million Tests, so do not expect magic solutions. Ancestry DNA Painter https:\/\/support.ancestry.com\/s\/article\/Chromosome-Painter?language=en_US DNA Painter Example on DNAPainter.com https:\/\/dnapainter.com\/example Adding 23andMe Data to DNA Painter\u00a0 https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/to\/rootstech\/session\/adding-23andme-data-to-dna-painter Ancestry Pro Tools matches of matches:
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