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PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,848 posts)
15. LOL!
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:37 AM
Jan 2018

Here's my 23 and me report:


Northwestern European 99.6%
British & Irish 95.7%
Scandinavian 1.3%
Broadly Northwestern European 2.6%
Southern European 0.4%
Sardinian 0.3%
Broadly Southern European < 0.1%
Broadly European < 0.1%

Poindexter’s Neanderthal variants: 330
This is more than 98% of 23andMe Customers
You have more Neanderthal variants than 98% of 23andMe customers.
However, your Neanderthal ancestry accounts for less than 4% of your overall DNA.
Learn more about how to interpret this result

Highest in 23andMe
387 Variants

Poindexter Oglethorpe
330 Variants

Some of your traits may be influenced by having Neanderthal variants.
Scientists at 23andMe identified associations between Neanderthal variants and certain physical traits. If you have certain Neanderthal variants, it means that some of your physical traits may trace back to your Neanderthal ancestors.
Variant(s) found

A Straight hair
You have 0 Neanderthal variants associated with having straighter hair.

B Less likely to sneeze after eating dark chocolate
You have 1 Neanderthal variant associated with a reduced tendency to sneeze after eating dark chocolate.

C Less back hair
You have 1 Neanderthal variant associated with having less back hair.

D Height
You have 1 Neanderthal variant associated with your height.

Clearly my Irish and Neanderthal makes me pretty purely shithole. Oh, yeah, all four of my grandparents came from Ireland.

Seriously, I love my Neanderthal component, and I especially love having on Neanderthal variant associated with having less back hair. It doesn't get much better than that.
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