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Analysis of the largest genetic prehistoric record of Europe has found Western hunter-gatherers survived the Ice Age while their Eastern counterparts didn’t.

============================================= On MyHeritage, I have 8 Genetic Groups, all but England centered on the eastern part of the United States:  I filtered my 9,663 DNA matches by "Northeastern and Midwestern USA #6" and saw 3,876 matches.   "Northeastern and Midwestern USA #9" had 2,990 matches.  "Northeastern and Midwestern USA and Canada (Ontario)" had 3,102 matches.   Im not sure this is going to help much because of the significant overlap.  To me, thats not too helpful!  ...

Share: New, detailed, and accurate ethnicity estimates pinpoint customers ancestral origins to country and city levels across 2100 geographic regions MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, announced today the release of Genetic Groups. A major enhancement to MyHeritage DNAs ethnicity estimates, Genetic Groups accurately identify ancestral origins with an incredibly high resolution of 2100 geographic regions, more than any other DNA test on t...

 I received this information from MyHeritage today: ==========================================I’m thrilled to announce the release of Genetic Groups, our long-awaited feature that accurately identifies ancestral origins with an incredibly high resolution of 2100+ geographic regions, more than any other DNA test on the market. Genetic Groups provide greater granularity than standard ethnicity breakdowns by segmenting larger ethnic groups into smaller ones that share a common historical backgr...

MyHeritage Launches Genetic Groups to Enhance the MyHeritage DNA Test TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah--(Business Wire)--MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, announced today the release of Genetic Groups. A major enhancement to MyHeritage DNA’s ethnicity estimates, Genetic Groups accurately identify ancestral origins with an incredibly high resolution of 2100 geographic regions, more than any other DNA test on the market. As of today, Gen...