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Re:The 5 Worst Things to Learn from a DNA Test by rcfox on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @10:53PM (#1233683)
Mistaken ancestry? That's one of the worst things for Americans? Really?

How about significant genetic overlap with your significant other? Or you carry hereditary diseases that you'll pass on to your children? Or that your DNA is partially composed of frog's DNA? (Why do you think those dinosaurs were so angry?)

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Re:The 5 Worst Things to Learn from a DNA Test by alexbiz on Wednesday March 31, 2010 @11:28PM (#1233758)
I suppose mistaken ancestry is a very "American" fear (if one at all), although I can think of other countries (like Japan) where any "surprises" in ancestry might not be so hot.

Accidental inbreeding would be horrible.

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