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I am having a DNA test to see if my ancestors are black

2 November 2015

Commenting on the use of genetic tests for ancestry, Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) says: "On a long trudge through history - two parents, four great-grandparents, and so on - very soon everyone runs out of ancestors and has to share them". Read: Daily Mail, Listen: BBC World Service 'Newsday' (from 19 mins 57 secs)