[campaignPete R-CT]

Siberians migrated to Peru.

Some of them also went west to the Baltic region. So, yes, eastern Europeans can have the “Peruvian” DNA.

[alexander_busek]

Siberians migrated to Peru. Some of them also went west to the Baltic region. So, yes, eastern Europeans can have the “Peruvian” DNA.

I'm well aware of the migration of Siberians to / settlement of the New World, etc. - but the way this is then portrayed by ancestry.com as "Congratulations! You're 16% Peruvian!" is a complete joke, and angers me.

It is utterly misleading and probably has a political motivation.

Regards,

[Verginius Rufus]

The Q haplogroup of Y-DNA is extremely common in indigenous populations of the New World—in some cases over 90% of the men. It is found in Siberia and is very rare in Europe (but found in a couple of families I am descended from—not my direct paternal line). I don’t think that would help me learn Quechua.