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**ashleyjoseph** · 03-19-2012, 02:22 AM

There you get full picture.

^You're not getting my point. I'm saying that ancestral components as shown by DNA studies or (limited) 23&me results don't matter IRL, because Genotype does not equal Phenotype. especially in Brazil with its large segment of multigenerational mixed Pardo's.

Of course genetical studies provide us with valuable insights about ancestry but when discussing a country's diversity actual appearances matter most i would say. Plus you have to keep in mind that 23&me results can only represent a very limited sample biased towards people with interest in DNA testing and financial means to afford one. Of course they can provide valuable insights as well but you have to be careful to extropolate these individual results to the dna make up of the average brazilian.

03-19-2012, 02:22 AM	#1
ashleyjoseph Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	There you get full picture. ^You're not getting my point. I'm saying that ancestral components as shown by DNA studies or (limited) 23&me results don't matter IRL, because Genotype does not equal Phenotype. especially in Brazil with its large segment of multigenerational mixed Pardo's. Of course genetical studies provide us with valuable insights about ancestry but when discussing a country's diversity actual appearances matter most i would say. Plus you have to keep in mind that 23&me results can only represent a very limited sample biased towards people with interest in DNA testing and financial means to afford one. Of course they can provide valuable insights as well but you have to be careful to extropolate these individual results to the dna make up of the average brazilian.
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