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In reply to the discussion: DNA Heritage Tests - Why Would E. Warren or Anybody Bother? [View all]matt819
(10,749 posts)There's no question about me, my parents, and my grandparents - which takes us back to the 1880s. Direct line, no cheating, no questions. (Sure, anything's possible, but the odds are slim.)
Beyond central Europe in the 1880s, does it really matter. Would it change anything? To paraphrase (quote?) Popeye, I yam what I yam. Was there a stray Viking in our history? I doubt it. And if there were, would my kids name their future grandson Ragnar or Loki?
So, MM has a point, as does the poster who expressed concern over the ownership of one's DNA sample.
And, yet, I'm still a little curious.
BTW, I'm reading a novel, The One, which posits that there's a genetic marker for one's soulmate. Imagine the complications, and then pick up the book to find scenarios you probably didn't think of.