Who are you, really?

I like genealogy. I have tracked my family and my wife's family back quite a ways. Recently, I had 2 different companies analyze my DNA and the results are in. I found out that I am 1.1 % Neanderthal. Really?

This would explain a few things. Did you know the normal level is about double this amount? I also found out that genetic markers indicate ancestry of 59% Great Britain and Ireland. This makes sense because my mother's family was from Wales and my Father's was from Holland.

I really did not learn any tremendous groundbreaking lessons from the analysis that was done, but it is fun to see all the information the send. One company even found genetic markers dating back 180,000 years. Yep, good old grandad.

The complete breakdown is as follows:

59% Great Britain and Ireland

15% Southern Europe

12% Eastern Europe

8% Scandinavia

3% Finland and Siberia

3% Asia Minor

So, there you have it. You now know me at a genetic level. I don't think this will be all that useful at my next listing presentation, though.