DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America (Paperback)

from Devil_llama

The title of this book is misleading. The book actually doesn't spend much time on USA, but spends most of the time in Europe. There is a section on Native Americans, and a section on African-Americans, but there is little information given about the findings of the DNA information in the USA in ...

from heike6

The first half was actually about the genes of Americans, but this information is better obtained from any of a number of other books. The second half was almost entirely a travelogue. I'm not sure what the point of this book was.

from JmGallen

Did you ever wonder where America's genetic heritage came from? I remember years ago asking a representative of an Indian organization if anyone know just what proportion of America's ancestry Indians provided. She did not know but "DNA USA" gives us a hint at the answer to this and other questio...

from jwood652

I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I thoroughly enjoyed it although it was often hard to follow the genetics and the history involved in the different groups that make up the USA. I am also not sure why the DNA paintings of the individual participants in the study were in the middle of...

from thornton37814

I really wasn't certain what to expect of Sykes' much-celebrated book on American DNA, but this book was not exactly what I expected. I guess I expected him to describe the various influences on the genetic make-up of of a typical American. I knew that would be a difficult task to tackle, but thi...