Diverse Genes

Last year, I learned that my paternal grandmother Mary Alice Gaines descended from a Kinsey family that immigrated to New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina from Switzerland in 1710. She descended from John Ripley Kinsey who was born in 1693 in Switzerland.  He was one of the few of the Kinsey family that survived the Massacre of 1710 by The Tuscarora Indigenous Americans. The Kinseys were not the ancestors of Grandma Mary's maternal grandfather's European American father James P. Cross who was the son of  English American plantation owner Benjamin Cross who was born in Gates County, North Carolina and 3/4 Acadian woman Anastasia Bourgeois who was born in Assumption Parish in the Acadiana region in Southern Louisiana.  They had to be the ancestors of one of Grandma Mary's African American great grandparents.  All of them were slaves in the Acadiana region.   The only one of Grandma Mary's great grandparents that was recorded as being born in the Carolinas ...

  I have 11 African American AncestryDNA matches that are also matches at GEDmatch.  They all match me with 8+  centimorgan (cM) segments on my paternal Chromosome 9 location 87605455 - 107932645.  23andme, AncestryDNA, Dr Doug McDonald's chromosome painting, and DNA Genics Admixture Studio's numerous admixture calculators/oracles show that the paternal chromosome 9 segment is Indigenous American. AncestryDNA Timber algorithm is affecting the Indigenous American Chromosome 9 segments shared between us.  D. Babineaux, C. Henry, B. Guidry, and D. Dixon are my only paternal DNA relative matches that have roots in my father's home state Louisiana.   The common Indigenous American ancestor was living outside Louisiana.  D. Babineaux, C. Henry, and B. Guidry are closely related to each other, and they are Louisiana Creoles that are part Acadian.  They share AncestryDNA matches of Acadian ancestry with me. I am a 4th great grandson of a 3/4 Acadian ...

I have developed a strong interest in Population Genetics and Evolutionary Genomics. I have grown to have the view of race as a social construct that has no biological basis. I am also looking into Scientific Racism.  I got a kindle version of the book 'Ancestral Genomics: African American Health in the Age of Precision Medicine' by Constance B. Hilliard.  according to Amazon.com A leading evolutionary historian offers a radical solution to racial health disparities in the United States. Constance B. Hilliard was living in Japan when she began experiencing joint pain. Her doctor diagnosed osteoarthritis―a common ailment for someone her age. But her bloodwork showed something else: Hilliard, who had never had kidney problems, appeared to be suffering from renal failure. When she returned to Texas, however, a new round of tests showed that her kidneys were healthy. Unlike the Japanese doctor, her American primary care provider had checked a box on her lab report for “African Ame...

  This is a blog post about people with Rh negative blood. I grew up being very interested in Rh negative group.  My mother had told me that I had rare blood and that I was Rh negative.  After I joined the navy at the age of 19 in 1991, I got my dog tags which revealed that my blood type is O positive. My mother was wrong about me having Rh-negative blood. My genetic testing results also shows that my blood type is O positive.  I've been wondering what made her think that I have rare blood type and that it was Rh negative.   The Rh blood group system is a human blood group system. It contains proteins on the surface of red blood cells. After the ABO blood group system, it is the most likely to be involved in transfusion reactions. The Rh blood group system consisted of 49 defined blood group antigens in 2005. As of 2023, there are over 50 antigens among which the five antigens D, C, c, E, and e are the most important. There is no d antigen.  RHD (Rh Bl...

I ran LM Genetics Admixture Analyses on my 23andme genomic data, my mother's 23andme genomic data, and my paternal aunt's 23andme genomic data with the use of DNA Genics Admixture Studio.  The components are ancient populations.  What are Admixture Calculators and how do they work? What is an Admixture Calculator? An admixture calculator, often referred to as a GEDmatch calculator, is a tool used in genetic ancestry analysis. It processes raw genetic data obtained from DNA testing services and provides a detailed breakdown of an individual's ancestry. By comparing a person's genetic information to reference populations from various parts of the world, admixture calculators estimate the proportion of ancestry derived from different ethnic and geographic groups. These tools are popular among individuals seeking to understand their ancestral origins and the diverse genetic makeup contributing to their heritage. Admixture calculators can reveal connections to ancient popula...