My Ancestry DNA result says that I am 95% Eastern European and possibly 5% Finnish/Northern Russian (low confidence region). That's it, nothing else. The European Jewish category says 0-0%.
GEDmatch results reflect that as well (Ashkenazi score on Jtest is 3.67, nothing on Oracle).
I have noticed, however, that my second best match on GEDmatch, with whom I share 31 cM on 3 different chromosomes, is fully Ashkenazi Jewish. With 31 CM shared (the largest chunk being 16 CM) I expect we share a common ancestor. I checked further and it turns out that roughly 1/3 of my matches there are Ashkenazi Jews! They all match me on a few specific locations on 3 different chromosomes (2,20,15, also a small area on 5). Now when I use chromosome painting on gedmatch to look at these particular locations all except one are painted mostly green (east med, west asia) or light green (European jewish). At least these are the colors I share with my many Jewish matches in those areas.
I hardly have any green areas on my other chromosomes.
I attach a picture of one such area - chromosome 20 bet 45 and 54. Top bar is me, below is my best match there who is fully Jewish (>28 on Jtest score) and with whom I share 18 CMs in that area.
Does all of this point to some distant Jewish ancestry or what? What do you think?
I am trying to either debunk or confirm a family legend about my mother's Jewish ancestor.
GEDmatch results reflect that as well (Ashkenazi score on Jtest is 3.67, nothing on Oracle).
I have noticed, however, that my second best match on GEDmatch, with whom I share 31 cM on 3 different chromosomes, is fully Ashkenazi Jewish. With 31 CM shared (the largest chunk being 16 CM) I expect we share a common ancestor. I checked further and it turns out that roughly 1/3 of my matches there are Ashkenazi Jews! They all match me on a few specific locations on 3 different chromosomes (2,20,15, also a small area on 5). Now when I use chromosome painting on gedmatch to look at these particular locations all except one are painted mostly green (east med, west asia) or light green (European jewish). At least these are the colors I share with my many Jewish matches in those areas.
I hardly have any green areas on my other chromosomes.
I attach a picture of one such area - chromosome 20 bet 45 and 54. Top bar is me, below is my best match there who is fully Jewish (>28 on Jtest score) and with whom I share 18 CMs in that area.
Does all of this point to some distant Jewish ancestry or what? What do you think?
I am trying to either debunk or confirm a family legend about my mother's Jewish ancestor.
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