job of providing a lot of good genealogy tools on their
Fanatics where we can interact with you and respond to your
on Twitter at FH Fanatics or on Facebook, Family History
tools for not being a genealogy company. They have done a great
website. If you like this video, be sure to give it a
use. I like the information that I get out of them. I like
in mind. Like I said, there's no tree that you can be able to
the the side business. I you can see, they are primarily
like the the tree issue that I mentioned that I don't like.
wrong. Just because there are some things, some major things
23andMe is still my favorite genealogical testing company to
23andMe and three things that I don't like. Now, don't get me
never going to be able to use 23andMe as a primary
be using some other website for your genealogy research. You're
the way that they display the results. I like the genealogy
it. There's five things I really like about
depository for genealogy information. So, there you have
focused on medical research on looking at DNA, selling that
information to researchers and coming up with new things with
that. Unfortunately, because they're not a genealogy
thumbs up so they can reach more viewers. Connect with us
attach your DNA to and so you're always going to have to
company, a lot of their website is not designed for genealogist
23andMe with partner with MyHeritage and so you actually
could have a tree hosted on there through MyHeritage and
it and you're good to go. I tested with 23andMe Back in 2013
cumbersome to use when you're getting into opting into
opting into the medical research, opting into this. I
but twice now for myself but also at least a half a dozen
in your note section in your profile, you can put a link to
able to have that DNA link to a tree itself to a person on that
and particularly when you're talking about multiple kits if
your Email address as soon as possible because that's
to do their own DNA that partnership with 23andMe, it
23andMe, it's not a genealogy company. Genealogy really is
20 seconds and see who's answered me. Now, with 23andMe
for all of these different things. Number three and this
from message messages it's not very easy at all it's not like
23andMe's messaging service, I have to wait while the computer
times for the other people that I've tested with this and all
their database and it's really just because their website is
your overall terms and conditions, your overall
click click click go through a half a dozen messages in under
my grandparents, my brothers, my aunts, and uncles that all
say a tree on ancestry which is fine but I really like being
no longer exist and so there's no real tree on 23andMe. Now,
23andMe is there is an opt in for everything. Now,
consent form and you say you agree to this and you agree to
and I can understand why 23andMe probably has one of the
this. So, the one thing I would tell you, if you're using 23andMe
as some other changes that have happened to the website since
months using it trying to contact different people you
those opt ins just take up time and their hassle and I can see
know there's a few people I was able to contact but the the
before there was the FDA lawsuit that they had as well
lower rates as far as people that contact you back or even
service is. The number two thing I don't like about
then and so I've actually gone all the opt-in process not once
everything and opting into sharing your information,
23andMe and you're making contact with people, give them
added some other things with that where you can be able to
I understand why they have the opt ins for everything but it
your matches. That is a key for triangulation. Now, 23andMe has
actually compare what parts of your chromosome you match with
going to be a lot easier for you than using their messaging
into it the changing from message to message or going
match multiple people with their chromosome browser and
something because it's very slow it is slow to actually get
cases most of them wouldn't and so that's why I like being able
actual code on the website it must be really bloated or
or they did it just I asked them to and so if I was relying
service. I I started out with 23andMe in the first six
matches to yourself and other people. So, now that I've told
23andMe. First off, number one, I hate their messaging
browser It is an important tool to have a chromosome browser to
the different kits that I manage all connected to all in
genealogy and genetics and being able to compare your
it's pretty interesting that some of the things that I like
you about the five things I like the most about 23andMe,
is a big one and it's the of a tree. Now, several years ago,
would like to see something simplified where it's just one
to manage multiple kits it's easier to compare across kits
multiple kits with one account now I know that ancestry used
that's all great tools that I like that are important for
told you over and over that hey the ethnicity results they're a
one tree, that would be fabulous but I understand
I could be able to have a tree that I have me and my parents,
manage multiple kits. There's ways that you can identify one
through 23andMe partnership but since MyHeritage is gone
on that rather than having to go through multiple web pages
opt in for everything or there's just some check boxes
able to do that. In my case, I managed kits that I've paid for
where you can click off what you want and then opt in based
people that you're matching with compared to the size of
in somebody else's Email and get that so that you can be
matching with other people not just within your family but
out there but you actually contributed to some of these
was a part of so no longer are you just some anonymous person
probably very accurate but when you get down to the country
actually tell you what research reports were published your DNA
DNA to science. You can opt in to the research that they do
for other members of my family who either weren't interested
person as the manager for that but it's still a hassle to put
about 23andMe have nothing to do with genealogy but let me go
my Email where it just downloads everything and I can
have anything to do with genealogy and in fact my number
that has to do with the preference populations so it's
let me tell you about three things that I don't like about
lot when you think about the three billion letters that make
one reason with chromosome painting has everything to do
with ethnicity which if you've seen a lot of my videos I've
modern humans and Neanderthals had inner bread at all. After
research. Now, I know that this is something that some people
would be really nice if there was just one opt in. You had
level or even a smaller level they're not so accurate and
going to range somewhere from 150 to three to 350. It's not a
lots of samples. You need hundreds and thousands of them.
and I like that. Number three, I like being involved in
good educated guess and on the continental level they're
research reports that are coming out and I like that now
talking about chromosome painting and how it is dividing
23andMe provides a way that you can basically donate your
loads up each message and find the right place to click to go
being able to contribute to science. One of the things with
if you notice my top three reasons so far none of them
that other companies do with 23andMe. And 23andMe will
testing companies that tell you what your Neanditol ancestry is
it's also easier to manage the information that you're
are opposed to or that they get read the wrong way but I like
DNA is to do effective research. You need lots and
on on them to be a part of it to be updating things in most
last 10 years. Before that, there was a couple of
my top five that I like about 23andMe is their chromosome
wanted to have that chromosome painting. Number two, one. I
out your different ethnicities and where that is showing on
with two more things that I really like that do have to do
that we have some Neandotol in us. Now, it's not a whole lot.
also matches broadly outside of your family and number five of
and as soon as I got to the hotel, I logged on to the
with genealogy so number four is being able to manage
up our genome but it is the only company of the major
variants are neandotol variants that you have and it's probably
to allow you to do this and I think you can still do this
I'll be honest. 23andMe will tell you approximately how many
companies, you are having to have multiple accounts to
with your children on Ancestry but with the other testing
DNA testing became affordable after the human genome had been
suppositions but for the most part, nobody thought that
Number one, I like chromosome painting. I like chromosome
reading that book, I I was traveling on a business trip
everyone who has ancestors that are outside of Africa. Now,
completely sequenced, we found out from testing Neandotols
computer and I ordered kits from me and my wife because I
something I like from all these different companies. So, with
took the test. I was reading a book by Brian Sykes and he was
like knowing my Neanderthal ancestry. Neanderthal DNA is in
comments.
everything that I want and there's a little bit of
23andMe, let me go through five things that I really like.
your DNA and that's what got me hooked. Really when I was
this is some research that is really just happened over the
things that I don't like about 23andMe because so
some things I like about 23andMe and some
website and maybe there's some things you like and maybe
painting a lot. In fact, that is the initial reason why I
about that today.
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