{"id":1997,"date":"2017-01-19T16:14:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T16:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=1997"},"modified":"2017-01-22T10:59:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T10:59:56","slug":"do-you-know-your-ancestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/do-you-know-your-ancestry\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know your ancestry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Do you know your ancestry?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Recently I was shown results from AncestryDNA and surprised that no haplogroups were listed.<br \/>\nWhat are haplogroups?<br \/>\nThey are genetic markers.<br \/>\nWhich can then be used to trace your ancestry back.<br \/>\nAncestryDNA however simply lists the countries they conclude you come from.<br \/>\nBut think back:<br \/>\nAncestry is not about manmade nations.<br \/>\nIt is about DNA from the tribes you originate from. Or the families.<br \/>\nOne example would be the Etruscans.<br \/>\nThey are said to have possibly the highest percentage of Neanderthal DNA.<br \/>\nAnd from them derive haplogroups mtDNA J and T.<br \/>\nYou would miss this if only countries were listed.<br \/>\n&#8220;Your ancestry is Italian&#8221; might be the answer, but according to studies listed previously, today&#8217;s Tuscany population is very genetically different from the ancient Etruscans and you can literally be from anywhere in Europe and carry their DNA.<br \/>\nThe question is if you are rhesus negative and if there is a connection to those ancient tribes.<br \/>\nNot which nation your ancestors chose to live in.<br \/>\nBlood type is not about choice.<br \/>\nIt is genetic.<br \/>\nDNA doesn&#8217;t lie.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Do you know your ancestry?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Do you know your ancestry?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Recently I was shown results from AncestryDNA and surprised that no haplogroups were listed. What are haplogroups? They are genetic markers. Which can then be used to trace your ancestry back. AncestryDNA however simply lists the countries they conclude you come from. But think back: Ancestry is not about manmade nations. It is about DNA from the tribes you originate from. Or the families. One example would be the Etruscans. They are said to have possibly the highest percentage of Neanderthal DNA. And from them derive haplogroups mtDNA J and T. 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