Thank you for purchasing the Ancestral Origins™ product. This document will help you understand your ancestral report and get the most out of what is represented on your customised map.

ABOUT THE POPULATION MATCH MAP AND ITS STRENGTH INDICATOR GRAPH

Each dot in the large population match map represents an individual population that the tested individual’s genetic profile was compared with. Hundreds of populations, comprising fifteen anthropological regions, are utilised to create this map.

Through several stages of analysis and statistical calculation that take genetic and anthropological factors into account, populations that the tested profile is most likely to be genetically linked with become apparent. The populations with an apparent link to the tested profile are indicated by highlighting them in green or yellow, depending on the strength of the link.

Each population’s dot has a shape that indicates which anthropological region it belongs to. This, in addition to the colour of the population’s dot, allows the populations and regions that the tested individual is most closely related to – in a “geogenetic sense” – to be seen at a glance.

The populations in the African Immigrant, European Immigrant, and Hispanic Immigrant anthropological regions are known as “dispersed” populations, and indicate migration to North America from other native lands. Where possible, they have been placed where they belong in North America. However, with the dispersed populations that appear in the ocean, only the ethnicities of the people sampled and the fact that they are somewhere in North America is known, not their current specific location.

The Native Region Match Strength Indicator Graph displays the strength of the tested profile’s native region matches in relation with each other. Of course if there is only one match, there will be only one bar.

ABOUT THE NATIVE REGION MATCH MAP AND ITS STRENGTH INDICATOR GRAPH

A modified set of analyses and statistical calculations have been performed to identify the so-called “Native Regions” of the tested genetic profile. Most people will only have one or two regions. These anthropological regions indicate a more “deep roots” match than does the Population Match, and as such there are no “dispersed” anthropological regions indicated on this map. If there is more than one match, the strongest match is indicated in green, the rest in yellow.

The Native Region Match Strength Indicator Graph displays the strength of the tested profile's native region matches in relation with each other. Of course if there is only one match, there will be only one bar.

UNDERSTANDING MIGRATION

It is not uncommon to find some surprises in your Ancestral Origins™ map. One key to understanding your unique geogenetic makeup is to understand the history of human migration and how natural migrations along with conquest and discovery have contributed to the mixing of people and nations. Human migration is movement (physical or psychological) by humans from one district to another, sometimes over long distances or in large groups.

The movement of populations in modern times has continued under the form of both voluntary migration within one’s region, country, or beyond, and involuntary migration (which includes the slave trade, trafficking in human beings and ethnic cleansing). People who migrate are called migrants, or, more specifically, emigrants, immigrants, or settlers, depending on historical setting, circumstances and perspective.

PERSONAL PROFILE AND TOP PERSONAL MATCHES FOR:

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STR DNA PROFILE		ABOUT YOUR PROFILE
LOCUS Normal Range Allele(s)
		Your STR PROFILE is a permanent means of individual identification. Unlike a name that may be shared, a identification card number that can be stolen, or photographs that change over time, your personal DNA identity remains constant from the moment of conception to the end of life. Your profile demonstrates your genetic similarity to family members as well as the genetic uniqueness that distinguishes you from the rest of the world. Should you or your family need help from a law enforcement agency – such as in search for a missing person due to abduction, accident, or a natural disaster – your profile is fully compatible with the internationally recognized DNA identity (16 - 46.2) standards.
Regional Affiliation Reference Map   The Regional Affiliation refers to the 15 anthropological regions currently included in the database (FoGG DB). The Number of Population Matches refers to the number of databases in the corresponding Regional Affiliation that rank as Good (Yellow Symbol) or Best (Green Symbol) on your unique map. Indiviuals that are known or suspected to be multi-racial may show a stronger linkage to a particular Regional Affiliation due to the statistical odds of genetic inheretence. The following listing of databases are based on the Regional Affiliation(s) ranked above. They indicate the closest Population Matches to your unique DNA Profile and appear in no particular order: