In many conversations and circles of ethnicity and North American Historical events; It is very common that someone will mention DNA as a solution for determining a person’s ancestry or genealogy.
. Dr. Deborah Bolnick, a geneticist at the University of Connecticut explained that “Equating genetic similarity with genetic ancestry is deeply problematic. Because this test compares the test-taker’s DNA with a very limited sample of people from the past, we don’t know if shared genetic markers are derived from that person – or even their community or broader cultural group. Other communities likely shared the same genetic markers, and a test-taker might have even greater genetic similarity with an ancient community not included in the comparison. Furthermore, the degree of genetic similarity can tell you if someone was a close or more distant genetic relative, but not whether they were a direct ancestor.” Let’s see what else she has to say about this issue… Press Play and watch..