A University College London study which included Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, conducted with each countrys anthropology and genetics institutes, reported that the genetic ancestry of Mexican mestizos was 56 percent Native American, 37 percent European and five percent African, making Mexico (after Peru and

What is Hispanic DNA?

What does the term Hispanic even mean? According to the US government, “Hispanic” is not a race, but instead is an ethnicity. Socially, many people either self-describe or are described as Hispanic, and it typically means that they are either from or are descended from inhabitants of a Latin American country*.

How does Mexican show up on a DNA test?

Quality of DNA matches on Ancestry for people of Mexican descent. Will Ancestry DNA be able to tell you whether you are closely related to someone? Absolutely, without a doubt, yes. If you have a close relative do an Ancestry DNA test, they will show up on your DNA test if they are related to you.

Do the Apache still exist?

Today most of the Apache live on five reservations: three in Arizona (the Fort Apache, the San Carlos Apache, and the Tonto Apache Reservations); and two in New Mexico (the Mescalero and the Jicarilla Apache). The White Mountain Apache live on the Fort Apache Reservation.