What happens when a group of Australians take a DNA test?

What happens when a group of Australians take a DNA test?

BuzzFeed and Ancestry decided to find out:

BuzzFeed Australia rounded up some staffers, and each got their very own AncestryDNA testing kit:

They then had to fill the tube that came in the kit with saliva, up to the fill line, as shown:

Some were very lady like:

Others maybe not so much? [Not shown].

But in any case, they all dropped their tubes into the pre-paid envelope:

And sent them off.

Were the results what they expected?

Before the test – which tells you which of 26 world regions your genes come from – they were asked:

“What’s the test going to tell me about you?”

A few were mixed race and expected some diversity to show in their results. But others were, well in their own words:

“I know that I’m very boring and vanilla. I get told that daily.”

It turns out, Mr. “Boring and Vanilla” had everyone fooled. Ancestry’s Brad Argent had to ask:

Did you get someone to take the test for you? Because these results are not vanilla at all.”

Take a look. You can see on the map that his test results, showing where his ancestors may have lived hundreds to thousands of years ago, cover a good portion of the globe.

Brad also added, “You’re one of the most diverse people that we’ve tested.”

The best part of the video was that everyone had a bit of something intriguing in their background.

And it was reflected in their reactions:

Whether it’s “Viking” ancestry, or some unsuspected Iberian, European Jewish, or Finnish heritage, you never know what you might find.

What will your DNA test show? Find out today!