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Irish_Dem

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8. You might want to go back and check your Ancestry DNA profile again.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 03:23 PM
Yesterday

They have updated a great deal in the last 5 years.
They have the largest DNA data base and have upgraded their research
techniques significantly.

So you are most likely to get much more accurate results.
They might be able to delineate the Northern Europe much better than years ago.

23Me used to be the best for picking up NA DNA.
But they have really fallen in reputation due to management problems.
If you can get a good sale you might want to try it.

The problem with the NA DNA is that the NA population does not want to DNA test
so we cannot get any norm groups. The DNA will show up as Asian DNA.
Or indigenous population.

Also it appears that NA DNA washes out quickly from the DNA pool of
a family line for some reason. And also sometimes the family folklore does
not match reality.

I would look first at Ancestry to see how much they have updated your profile.

You can PM me with questions if you want.
I have been doing genealogy and DNA work for decades now.

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