Re: Ancestry
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:00 am
Here's stuff about my neanderthal side. I prefer milk chocolate and I don't like heights but whatever.
You have more Neanderthal DNA than 64% of other customers.
Neanderthals were prehistoric humans who interbred with modern humans before disappearing around 40,000 years ago.
Summary
Scientific Details
What does this mean?
You inherited a small amount of DNA from your Neanderthal ancestors. Out of the 7,462 variants we tested, we found 248 variants in your DNA that trace back to the Neanderthals.
All together, your Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than ~2 percent of your DNA.
You have Neanderthal DNA that may influence your traits
This report highlights associations between your Neanderthal variants and your traits, but it does not explore how other factors may be involved — such as your many other DNA variants, your environment, or your lifestyle.
You have two variants associated with
having difficulty discarding rarely-used possessions.
You have two variants associated with
being less likely to have a fear of heights.
You have one variant associated with
being less likely to have hitchhiker's thumb.
You have three variants associated with
being a better sprinter than distance runner.
You have two variants associated with
being less likely to prefer salty foods over sweet.
You have one variant associated with
being less likely to have a chin dimple.
You have one variant associated with
having more dandruff.
You have two variants associated with
eating leafy greens less frequently.
You have one variant associated with
being more likely to prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate.
You have one variant associated with
being less likely to sneeze after eating dark chocolate.
Neanderthal Facts
The word “Neanderthal” is a nod to a 17th-century German theologian named Joachim Neander and the secluded valley (Thal) he loved to visit. Nearly 200 years after Neander’s death, peculiar bones were found in the valley — initially believed to belong to a human with bone deformities (it was, in fact, a Neanderthal). It wasn’t until 1886, when two nearly complete Neanderthal skeletons were found in Belgium, that the scientific community recognized the remains for what they were — a unique flavor of human.