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Old 01-29-2012, 12:57 PM  
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23andWe Discoveries were made possible by 23andMe members who took surveys


I'd be *very* wary of a lot of those predictions listed, since none of them have any know genetic predisposition.

Guessing your eye, hair, skin colour is simple stuff as it's all Mendelian genetics following dominant/recessive genetic rules.

A few SNP sequences will determine geographical roots. I think geoPlugin does that too.

I wouldn't throw $200 away on this at all...

Now, if they provide you with your whole genome sequence, then that's a bargain.
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