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Post date: Nov 5, 2015 8:12:13 PM
Did your DNA results not turn out as you had expected? Did they indicate that you are not nearly as closely related to other close family members to whom you know that you really are closely related? DNA doesn't lie, but perhaps the quick test that you took is not telling the whole truth. There may be more (more DNA, that is) to the story than meets the eye.
The following is a link to a story of a man who had been told that his son shared "'none' of his DNA". How could this be if he really was the father? Barry Starr, a geneticist at Stanford School of Medicine, solved this mystery using DNA tests from 23andme.
Then further below, there are the stories of 2 women who had had similar experiences.
It turns out that a person can have the DNA of more than one individual. This is known as "chimerism". In Greek mythology, a chimera is a creature made up of parts of a lion, a goat, and a snake. In genetic terms, chimera is an organism (in this case, a person), that has more than a single set of DNA.
Obviously, they still shared some of the same DNA. The father and son should, in this case, should share the same amount of DNA as a uncle and nephew. Regardless, it is still a very interesting story.
I'm not sure if this would help you become your own grandpa, but it certainly can make you your own twin and your son's (or daughter's) uncle (or aunt).
This is not the first time that Chimerism has been detected, and with the increase in the use of genetic testing, I think that we can be fairly certain that it will not be the last.
Here are the stories of two separate women (to be clear, I mean women in two different bodies), who did not appear to be the genetic parents of their own children, and the problems that this caused.
Contact Ancestors & Cousins for help exploring your heritage, and to help you to get the most value out of your DNA test.
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