Any kind of error or mix up at all in the DNA testing?
Does she have any Jewish relatives in her past?
No.
Yes and no.
Is she one of a set of multiple births?
No.
Is she adopted?
Is she the result of an affair?
When you say “50% Jewish,” can you clarify that? Because I could be wrong, but I don’t think results would actually say that.
Some questions that might help:
- Did the results actually say “50% Jewish”? (If so, I’m guessing there’s something strange about the results themselves–or I could use my ignorance fought on this matter)
- Did the results say “50% Ashkenazi”?
- Did the results say “50% Sephardic”?
- Did the results reference a difference Jewish population?
And a bonus question:
5) Does the 50% come from both mother and father (e.g., both are also 50% Jewish)?
No.
No.
I wasn’t even aware there were genes for being Jewish that could be detected by DNA testing. Can the same test also detect Catholic genes?
As for the question, were both parents 50% Jewish? With Jewish fathers and Catholic mothers, and considered Catholic.
Reputable genetics experts described them that way.
I believe the ancestry was primarily Ashkenazi, but it’s not really relevant.
I believe there may have been some Sephardic ancestry, but it’s not really relevant.
Not as far as I’m aware.
No.
Is one of the parents adopted?
Judaism is both a religion and an ethnicity. There are genes that identify unique Jewish populations as referenced by Left Hand of Dorkness, such as Ashkenazi and Sephardi. I don’t believe Catholicism can be tied to a specific ethnicity or genetic identity (although Irish can).
No.
No.
Thanks for those clarifications–not trying to be a butt, just trying to make sure I understood what was going on. With that said,
- Do both of her biological parents identify as Irish Catholics?
- Did she grow up with her biological parents?
- Do her biological parents believe they have Jewish ancestry?
- If tested, would her biological father test 100% Jewish?
- If tested, would her biological mother test 100% Jewish?
Yes.
Yes.
No. (Her biological parents are deceased, but that’s not really relevant.)
Yes.
No.
Were one of the parents adopted?
No. Psst – see post #1553.
Does it have anything to do with matrilineality in Judaism?
All words used in the following questions should be interpreted in their most commonly used manner.
1.)Lets call the woman DAUGHTER. Is DAUGHTER human?
2.)Lets call DAUGHTER’S biological mother MARY. Would any other person besides MARY be considered her Mother in any way relevant to this puzzle?
2.A) Does MARY identify as Irish Catholic?
3.)Lets call DAUGHTER’S biological father PATRICK. Is PATRICK 100% Jewish?
4.) Does PATRICK identify as Irish Catholic?
5.) Would any other person besides PATRICK be considered DAUGHTER’S father in any way relevant to this puzzle?
6.)Is DAUGHTER a chimera?
7.) Does DAUGHTER have any meaningful amount of DNA that she did not inherit from MARY or Patrick?
8.)Are MARY and PATRICK human?
9.) The puzzle references “family”. Are DAUGHTER, MARY and PATRICK in the “family.”
10.)Is there anyone outside of DAUGHTER, MARY, and PATRICK in the “family” and relevant to this puzzle?
11.) If the answer to both 3) and 4) is yes, is reconciling that the key to the puzzle?