Some of the tests’ limitations identified by Bolnick and her co-authors include:
- Most tests trace only a few of your ancestors and a small portion of your DNA,
- Tests are unlikely to identify all of the groups or locations around the world where a test-taker’s relatives are found,
- Tests may report false negatives or false positives,
- Limited sample databases mean test results are subject to misinterpretation,
- There is no clear connection between DNA and racial/ethnic identity,
- Tests cannot determine exactly where ancestors lived or what ethnic identity they held.
October 18, 2007
Limitations of genetic ancestry testing
From the EurekAlert release about an upcoming Science article:
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