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== DNA Testing Companies == | == DNA Testing Companies == | ||
The main five main companies for genetic genealogy are [[23andme in Genealogy Research|23andme]], [[Ancestry DNA in Genealogy Research|Ancestry]], [[FamilyTreeDNA in Genealogy Research|FamilyTreeDNA]], [[Living DNA in Genealogy Research|LivingDNA]], and [[MyHeritage DNA in Genealogy Research|MyHeritage]]. All five of these companies sell DNA kits, predict your ethnicity results, generate a list of your genetic relatives who are also in the database, tell you the amount of centimorgans you share with each match and predict the relationship between the two of you, let you see lists of people who match you and someone else on your match list, let you add your family tree, and allow you to download your raw data. All of them use a microarray to test between 620,000-665,000 SNPs and all have a base price on their basic autosomal DNA test between $79 and $99. All five companies are highly reputable and will do a great job if you choose to buy a DNA test from them. | The main five main companies for genetic genealogy are [[23andme in Genealogy Research|23andme]], [[Ancestry DNA in Genealogy Research|Ancestry]], [[FamilyTreeDNA in Genealogy Research|FamilyTreeDNA]], [[Living DNA in Genealogy Research|LivingDNA]], and [[MyHeritage DNA in Genealogy Research|MyHeritage]]. All five of these companies sell DNA kits, predict your ethnicity results, generate a list of your genetic relatives who are also in the database, tell you the amount of centimorgans you share with each match, and predict the relationship between the two of you, let you see lists of people who match you and someone else on your match list, let you add your family tree, and allow you to download your raw data. All of them use a microarray to test between 620,000-665,000 SNPs and all have a base price on their basic autosomal DNA test between $79 and $99. All five companies are highly reputable and will do a great job if you choose to buy a DNA test from them. | ||
In addition to these five companies, [[GEDmatch in Genealogy Research|GedMatch]] is also a key genetic database. GedMatch, however, does not sell DNA kits, you must buy a kit from another company and then upload your DNA raw data file into GedMatch. | In addition to these five companies, [[GEDmatch in Genealogy Research|GedMatch]] is also a key genetic database. GedMatch, however, does not sell DNA kits, you must buy a kit from another company and then upload your DNA raw data file into GedMatch. | ||
If you are looking for someone you gave up for adoption, it is important to get your DNA in all the databases. That way you have the best possible chance of finding the one person you are looking for. | If you are looking for someone you gave up for adoption, it is important to get your DNA in all the databases. That way you have the best possible chance of finding the one person you are looking for. | ||
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|+ Comparision of the Five Main DNA Testing Companies | |||
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! !! 23andme !! FamilyTreeDNA !! Ancestry !! MyHeritage !! Living DNA | |||
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| Website || www.23andme.com || wwww.familytreedna.com || www.dna.ancestry.com || www.myheritagedna.com || www.livingdna.com | |||
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| People in Database <br> (28 Mar 2022) || 12,200,000 || 1,700,000 || 21,000,000 || 5,600,000 || 300,000 | |||
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| Base Price || $99 || $79 || $99 || $89 <br> (frequently on sale for $49) || $79 | |||
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| Shipping || $9.95 || $9.95 || $9.95 || $5 || $9.95 | |||
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| Free Return Shipping || Yes || Yes || Yes || No || Yes | |||
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| Uploads Allowed from Other Companies || No || Yes || No || Yes || Yes | |||
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| Cost to Get all Features from Uploaded DNA || NA || $19 || NA || $20 || $20 | |||
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| Method || Spit tube || Cheek Swab || Spit Tube || Cheek Swab || Cheek Swab | |||
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| Chromosome Browser || Yes || Yes || No || Yes || No | |||
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| Matching X DNA Reported || Yes || Yes || No || No || No | |||
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| Means of Contacting Matches || Internal messaging system || Emails provided || Internal messaging system || Internal messaging system || Internal messaging system | |||
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| Response Rate || Low || Medium || Low || Medium || Medium | |||
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| Autosomal SNPs Tested || 630,312 || 612,272 || 637,639 || 576,157 || 683,503 | |||
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| Y chromosome SNPs Tested || 3733 || 0 || 1691 || 3495 || 334,216 | |||
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| X chromosome SNPs Tested || 16,530 || 16,271 || 28,892 + 440 from the PAR region || 26,694 || 15,028 | |||
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| Mitochondrial SNPs Tested || 4318 || 179 || 263 || none || 3982 | |||
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| Special features || Neanderthal Ancestry, Y and mtDNA haplogroups || Y-DNA and mtDNA specialized tests || Thrulines || Theories of Relativity <br> DNA clusters || High resolution ethnicity estimates for the UK | |||
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== Public DNA Databases == | == Public DNA Databases == | ||