DNA Ancestry Tests
Can DNA ancestry tests really tell where we come from?
Sliced Bread · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Listener Chris from Suffolk recently took a DNA ancestry test, and after getting some interesting results back, he wondered how accurate they really were?
Greg Foot finds out by taking two tests himself – and has the results and his family tree revealed to him by DNA Genealogist from Finding Families, Louise Baldock.
He also speaks to Professor of Genetics at Leicester University Mark Jobling to find out what these companies are looking for, what they can or can’t determine from our DNA in terms of where we came from, and asks the question – is sharing our DNA with these companies safe?
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PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth