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Because we don't know anything about him. She just assumes that he was from the place he lived in (my great-grandmother lived all her life in Switzerland)
I'm sure you know he may have been from Timbuktu traveling through Switzerland on his way to somewhere else.
Appearance doesn't always reflect ancestry. Everyone says I look like my Italian ancestry, but then they also say I look exactly like my mom, who is not Italian but German, British, and Norwegian (and possible some Dutch). So despite my Italian ancestry, I must actually look Italian by accident.
Also keep in mind that ethnicity percentages can't be calculated on paper because you inherit random amounts. While you inherit 50/50 from your parents, you do not necessarily inherit 25% from each grandparent, you might inherit 30% from one and only 10% from another.
I'm guessing you are calculating the fact that she is 3.125% Greek, for example, on the basis that she had a 3rd great grandparent who was Greek? In reality, she could be more like 10% Greek or only 1% Greek. You can't know unless she takes an autosomal DNA test. But if she does, also keep in mind that those are only estimates and not exact.
How does on not inherit 50% from each parent? Could you expound upon this?
This chart shows how, as an example, you might wind up with 2% Native American and 15% Central European even though both came from a 3rd great grandparent:
So just because the OP's mother had a Greek 3rd great grandparent, it doesn't mean she is exactly 3.125% Greek.
i have seen people claim german, Norwegian, poland french, italy, all those countries, they have all their own cultures. most of these countries are 100 miles apart, and really are the same people. Its like me claiming michigan and florida, same country but thousand miles apart. some of those europe countries are just over the hill
The nose and black curly hair could be Greek but could also be gipsy. Without a pic I can't say.
But hey, genes get inherited at random. You can't say you got 3.25% Greek and French and 90% Swiss.
I have a niece whose mom is white blond, like Marlyn Monroe with blue eyes and pale skin. Her daughter - my niece - has dark skin, dark hair and black eyes. She resembles her great grandmother who is Greek. Her dad, my cousin, not much so. The genes have skipped a generation.
This chart shows how, as an example, you might wind up with 2% Native American and 15% Central European even though both came from a 3rd great grandparent:
So just because the OP's mother had a Greek 3rd great grandparent, it doesn't mean she is exactly 3.125% Greek.
Is that a real chart associated with AncestryDNA?
Or is that a chart from some other source?
To the OP, if you haven't done so, I'd suggest doing the AncestryDNA test. It's really fun and you may get some surprising results, I know I did!
Is that a real chart associated with AncestryDNA?
Or is that a chart from some other source?
If you click the link I provided, you will see that the image came from that Ancestry.com article. It is in their Help/FAQ section. Just search for "dna results" in the FAQ and that article with that image is among the results.
So yes, it's from a reliable source, if that's what you're wondering. I'm not making this stuff up, lol.
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