# Defect

Originally published: 2014-04-01
Canonical URL: /2014/Apr/defect/

[![My Genotype]({static}/images/genotype_emacs-300x175.png)]({static}/images/genotype_emacs.png)

I—I'm afraid that examination of my [23andMe](https://www.23andme.com/) raw data has revealed a horrible truth about myself. I mean, I had always suspected, but now there's no room for doubt, no hope for denial. The terrible fact is that—

I am not a geneticist.