[eli5] Are DNA tests actually able to accurately determine ancestry, and, if so, how?

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[eli5] Are DNA tests actually able to accurately determine ancestry, and, if so, how?

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Determine: Yes

Accurately: No

The companies choose markers which are common in the “ancestry” groups which they are marketing. They are just tell?ng you what percentage of those markers you have.

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