My Results, Reference Populations, and What I look Like.

[lgmayka]

The part that surprised me was more NE Asian, as opposed to SE Asian...

I suspect that they really mean

SE Asian => Neolithic East Asian; yDNA haplogroup O

NE Asian => Mesolithic East Asian; yDNA haplogroups C, D, and N

[Parameswara]

The part that surprised me was more NE Asian, as opposed to SE Asian...

Genographic Project admixture analysis is tend to Northeast Asian more than Southeast Asian. Not just you, but everyone from Southeast Asia will get high percentage of Northeast Asian. As far as I know, Indonesian Native (I don't know about Philippines, but I guess not much different) which is get 100% Southeast Asian in Family Finder MyOrigins, get about 48% Northeast Asian and 42% Southeast Asian in Geno2 analysis. So, I think they (Genographic Project) labelled some SNPs as Northeast Asian rather than Southeast Asian because they thought those SNPs developed in Northeast Asia before those people moved back to the South.

[kattoo13]

It means you have more asian ancestor than european. If 6 of 8 your great grandparents were asian than it's no surprise that you get more asian than european.

The part that surprised me was more NE Asian, as opposed to SE Asian...

[Parameswara]

It means you have more asian ancestor than european. If 6 of 8 your great grandparents were asian than it's no surprise that you get more asian than european.

[kattoo13]

:-) Hi Cris. I love it too! It's fascinating to say the least. Did you do your testing through here, or the Genographic Project?

[wcrisler]

I would have guessed Heaven!

All kidding aside, dna testing is full of surprises.

I was brought up a major Anglophile, "solid English roots", "God Save The Queen", and all that, only to find out that my ydna was mostly from Ulster Province, Northern Ireland, the site of some of the most bitter, implacable hatred of, and enmity toward, the English colonialists! (And not without good reason, let me quickly say...)

The truth will set you free, they say.

I love the surprises and the excitement of discovering what dna courses through my veins, and learning the people and cultures that resulted in me.

Welcome to the adventure!

William (I go by "Cris") Calhoun N112723

[kattoo13]

I was born in the Philippines. The most distant ancestors I know of are my great grandfather and great-great grandmother from Denmark, and my great grandmother from Spain.

I was surprised that a majority of my % is from NE Asia. Even more surprised about the reference populations I came closest to. It also said my ancestors settled in Mongolia or China.

I'd be curious to know what you all got. Attached is a pic of me. Nobody can ever guess where I'm from...

Northeast Asian - 40%
Southeast Asian - 26%
Mediterranean - 12%
Northern European - 11%
Southwest Asian - 5%
Oceanian - 4%
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98%

Regional Ancestry Matches:

Tatar Russia:

This reference population is based on samples collected from the Tatar people of Russia, a Turkic-speaking group that originated in the region of present-day Mongolia and settled on the Volga River in the 7th century. Their genetic results reflect their origin, with 16% Northeast Asian a major component. However, there has been substantial mixing with western Eurasian populations (including Russians) over the years, resulting in the 40% Northern European, 21% Southwest Asian, and 21% Mediterranean components more typical in Europe.

AND

Kinh Vietnam:

This reference population is based on samples collected from the Kinh ethnic group living in Vietnam, the largest ethnic group in the country. The 57% Northeast Asian and 43% Southeast Asian percentages are representative of migrations in East Asia, with the northeast Asian component likely coming from the earliest settlers in eastern Siberia and northern China. The southeast Asian component reflects mixing with groups that originated further south.