In the latest update to 23andMe’s Ancestry Composition report, we’ve added 50 new Genetic Groups in Canada, connecting customers to both early British/Irish settlers as well as early French settlers, and 170 new Genetic Groups in the US connecting customers to early German settlers, Cajuns, Pennsylvania Dutch, and other groups with French & German ancestry.
The update affects around 17 percent of all customers who tested on our latest genotyping chip, and even more 23andMe+ Premium members will see any distant Genetic Group connections they may have to these regions.
We previously released early British & Irish American Genetic Groups, helping customers connect back many generations to communities within the United States. With this update we’ve expanded that to include early British & Irish Canadian Genetic Groups, but also expanded our connections to additional European diasporas including early French and German settlers in the United States and Canada. These groups helped to shape these countries from French Canadians maintaining a distinct culture in Quebec to German Americans helping to establish many of Milwaukee’s famous breweries.
Ancestry Composition Update
23andMe’s Ancestry Composition report is a living analysis that improves as we add new reference data. Underlying our Ancestry reports are powerful algorithms and analytical tools developed by 23andMe population geneticists and engineers to offer our customers more insights into their ancestral origins.
Recently, we’ve updated results for people with connections to South Asia, Greece and the Balkans, African Americans, Japan, and Scandinavia for instance.
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If you are a 23andMe customer with the latest genotyping chip, V5, you can see your results in your Ancestry Composition report.
Below are the lists of Genetic Groups 23andMe has added as part of this update
New Genetic Groups in the United States
- Cajun
- Pennsylvania Dutch
- Great Plains Early German Americans
- Lower Missouri River Basin Early German Americans
- Lower Ohio River Basin Early German Americans
- North Central Appalachians and Ohio Valley Early German Americans
- Southeastern Early German Americans
- Southern Great Lakes Early German Americans
- Upper Midwest Early German Americans
- Upper Mississippi River Basin Early German Americans
- Upper Missouri River Basin Early German Americans
- Wisconsin River Basin Early German Americans
- Plus 158 more local Genetic Groups connected to those with German and French ancestry in the U.S.
New Genetic Groups in Canada
- French Canadian
- Acadia
- Annapolis Valley Early British/Irish Canadians
- Atlantic Canada Early British/Irish Canadians
- Bonavista Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Bras d’Or Lake Early British/Irish Canadians
- Cape Breton County Early British/Irish Canadians
- Eastern Conception Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Eastern Northumberland Strait Early British/Irish Canadians
- Eastern Prince Edward Island Early British/Irish Canadians
- Georgian Bay and North Channel Early British/Irish Canadians
- Halifax Region Early British/Irish Canadians
- Inverness County Early British/Irish Canadians
- Kawartha Lakes Region Early British/Irish Canadians
- Lake Erie Early British/Irish Canadians
- Lake Huron Early British/Irish Canadians
- Lake Ontario Early British/Irish Canadians
- Lake Simcoe Early British/Irish Canadians
- Lake St. Clair Early British/Irish Canadians
- Long Range Mountains Early British/Irish Canadians
- Lower Ottawa River Basin Early British/Irish Canadians
- Manitoulin Island Early British/Irish Canadians
- Maritime Provinces Early British/Irish Canadians
- Miramichi Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Mississippi-Rideau River Basin Early British/Irish Canadians
- New Brunswick Early British/Irish Canadians
- Newfoundland South Coast Early British/Irish Canadians
- North Shore Early British/Irish Canadians
- Northeastern Lake Erie Early British/Irish Canadians
- Northeastern Lake Ontario Early British/Irish Canadians
- Northern Avalon Peninsula Early British/Irish Canadians
- Notre Dame Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Nottawasaga Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Nova Scotia Peninsula Early British/Irish Canadians
- Prince Edward Island Early British/Irish Canadians
- Saint John and the Fundy Shore Early British/Irish Canadians
- Saint John River Valley Early British/Irish Canadians
- Southeast Region Early British/Irish Canadians
- Southern Avalon Peninsula Early British/Irish Canadians
- Southern Nova Scotia Early British/Irish Canadians
- Southwest Miramichi River Valley Early British/Irish Canadians
- St. Georges Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- St. Lawrence River Basin Early British/Irish Canadians
- Trinity Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Western Conception Bay Early British/Irish Canadians
- Western Prince Edward Island Early British/Irish Canadians
- Greater Montreal Early French Canadians
- Greater Quebec City Early French Canadians
- Notre Dame Mountains Early French Canadians
- Saguenay-St. Lawrence River Basin Early French Canadians
