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[–] 4 pts (edited )

No. I made an account years ago (back when I was less worried about privacy). Over time, changes to the algorithm have made me Whiter and Whiter. Now it shows me at 100% European, and 97% North-Western European.

By my pedigree, I estimate that I am actually 94% North-Western European, 5% Southern European, and 1% New World. Their previous estimates had me with some Southern European (though the wrong subtype) and a tiny crumb of Japanese (standing in for New World?).

Estimates only partially assigned me European ancestry, leaving some unassigned.

[–] 4 pts

Just fyi, any result of less than 5% or so is statistical noise. It has no merit. Arguably, less than 10%-15%. To obtain this level of detail requires higher quality testing, which is not provided by these companies for speed and cost reasons.

[–] 1 pt

And if you do an animal's lineage the threshold is around 20% where they just tell you a generic admixture