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Offline Rena

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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #9 on: Friday 19 January 24 17:59 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Jebber on Friday 19 January 24 17:42 GMT (UK)
Don’t expect to get many matches in France arena, DNA testing in France is illegal, it’s only allowed for medical reasons and paternity.

There was a big debate in the UK about DNA.  People are free to do what they want with regard to DNA but the law states that police can only keep a record of DNA if a person had committed a crime.

Some old crimes are now being solved due to criminals having their DNA taken and compared with DNA taken from extremely old  pieces of evidence, such as clothing worn by victims.
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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #10 on: Friday 19 January 24 18:49 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Gadget on Friday 19 January 24 16:08 GMT (UK)
My Heritage is notoriously bad for ethnicity estimates - They've got mine totally wrong.
Correct, the CEO even admitted as such :D.

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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 23 January 24 17:51 GMT (UK) »
Based on ethnicity results alone you would be led to believe my half sibling and myself have no connection whatsoever. It's only when you see we share over 1800cM it becomes obvious we are related.

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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 23 January 24 21:57 GMT (UK) »
I have 162 DNA Cousins who show on My Heritage as being in France.

Do remember also that siblings can have very different Ethnicity Estimates, it is all down to how DNA is inherited.

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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 23 January 24 23:56 GMT (UK) »
I accidently deleted part of my comment above which should have started as follows;

There are plenty of youtube uploads featuring siblings, twins and even triplets who have different ethnicity results, these in part illustrate the random nature of ethnicity inheritance.

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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 24 January 24 03:31 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Jebber on Friday 19 January 24 17:42 GMT (UK)
Don’t expect to get many matches in France arena, DNA testing in France is illegal, it’s only allowed for medical reasons and paternity.

OH has French family members who had no trouble buying a DNA test. One of them was surprised when I told him I thought they were illegal.  :)

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Re: Scandinavian shock!
« Reply #15 on: Wednesday 24 January 24 10:40 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Ruskie on Wednesday 24 January 24 03:31 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Jebber on Friday 19 January 24 17:42 GMT (UK)
Don’t expect to get many matches in France arena, DNA testing in France is illegal, it’s only allowed for medical reasons and paternity.

OH has French family members who had no trouble buying a DNA test. One of them was surprised when I told him I thought they were illegal.  :)
Well, I think possibly with Amazon it is easier, as you may be able to order from Amazon UK or Germany and have it delivered to France. Ditto for MyHeritage and 23andme kits. However I am pretty sure the pre paid labels would only work in their respective countries so you would need a friend to send it on for you.
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