Author Topic: A new spin on genealogy (Read 367 times)

indy007 · « **on:** April 18, 2006, 10:59:33 AM »

Heard about this on the radio recently, and I happen to believe it's pretty clever. There are sites such as The DNA ancestry project and Trace Genetics that will run your DNA and provide you with a specific breakdown of your ancestry. It costs anywhere from $120 - $240 depending on the site, amount of services, etc.

Well here's the part that got my attention... appearently people are now running their DNA through, and checking for any small % of minority. One girl came up with 98% west european, and 2% east asian. Now, when applying for scholarships & jobs, she checks off Asian. This makes her available for alot more scholarships and affirmative action quotas. Another gentleman showed 90% west european and a small percentage asian, and another small % native american. He now qualifies for *alot* more scholarships than the previous girl.

So, for those trying to put your kids through college, it may just make a decent investment, aside from being pretty useful to those of you that trace your family genealogy.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:28:11 AM »

Would Cro Magnon be traceable? And if so, would it be considered a minority?

Stringer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2006, 11:34:46 AM »

After seeing your bicep in the other thread....I'd say it's traceable

Saintaw · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:02:01 PM »

shape of the skull is a dead giveaway too!

Saw(runs like hell)

Mustaine · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:20:44 PM »

last i heard 1/8 american indian is the least ammout officially allowable for benefits.

i am that, but i must get my great grandmothers birth cert, and register with my tribe in person in oaklahoma before i can get any benefits like school loans, grants, and the like.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:25:49 PM »

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Originally posted by Saintaw
shape of the skull is a dead giveaway too!

Saw(runs like hell)

Hey! Thats 100,000 years of adapting to really windy environments!

boxboy28 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:31:05 PM »

Rip last time i hear thatr cro-mags were Euros, somewhere in the region of Spain and France - RIPFROGGY - now thats too damn funny!

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2006, 01:31:55 PM »

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Originally posted by boxboy28
Rip last time i hear thatr cro-mags were Euros, somewhere in the region of Spain and France - RIPFROGGY - now thats too damn funny!

The continents were all connected then.

jigsaw · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:39:24 PM »

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Originally posted by Mustaine
last i heard 1/8 american indian is the least ammout officially allowable for benefits.

i am that, but i must get my great grandmothers birth cert, and register with my tribe in person in oaklahoma before i can get any benefits like school loans, grants, and the like.

In many cases of benefits, you have to be able to trace back to someone on the census that was taken when the government "relocated" them to the reservations. With some of the tougher ones if you ever leave the res or a designated area, you also lose your claim.

Depends a lot on what nation you're claiming to belong to.

Curval · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:43:51 PM »

I don't need any stinking scholarships...I'm done with school. My kids are clearly half Asian, so they would qualify, but the only way they are gonna get any scholarships is through excellence...I make enough to afford their education.

straffo · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2006, 04:19:12 PM »

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Originally posted by boxboy28
Rip last time i hear thatr cro-mags were Euros, somewhere in the region of Spain and France - RIPFROGGY - now thats too damn funny!

What's funny ? this BBS proove daily that some Neanderthal are still alive, so ?

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2006, 05:42:16 PM »

Here ya Go Rip.
a Girl for ya

Hubba hubba LOL

boxboy28 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2006, 09:22:12 PM »

dredoick - perfect! RIPFROGTARD - i still love ya man! somethimes things are just too easy and tempting to resist....