The author of Kate Moss’ unofficial biography, Addicted to Love, claims that he obtained her underwear and sent it in for DNA analysis. Fred Vermorel:
I DNA-tested it just to discover her ancestry – Scottish, apparently. Nothing more
Hold on a minute, I am missing a pink one from my underwear drawer….
via Londonist
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Not to be irreverent, but were the little arrays flouncing about in kilts & drinking peaty scotch? I didn’t think that most ancestry DNA tests could distinguish beyond major cultural groups and rough geographic area.
abbacat: lol Most of these types of tests trace only the Y chromosome as well. But I think some of these genealogy DNA testing companies also use surname information and compare the DNA with other clients and historical figures.
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