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| Website || www.23andme.com || wwww.familytreedna.com || www.dna.ancestry.com || www.myheritagedna.com || www.livingdna.com
| 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> (21 March 2023) || 13,400,000 || 1,519,715 || 23,000,000 || 6,800,000 || 300,000
| People in Database <br> (13 August 2023) || 14,000,000 || 1,574,253 || 23,000,000 || 7,200,000 || 300,000
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| Comments on Database|| Mainly Americans || Mixture of Americans and Europeans || Mainly Americans || Bestselling DNA test in Europe|| Mainly British People
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| Base Price || $99 || $79 || $99 || $89 <br> (frequently on sale for $49) || $79
| Base Price || $99 || $79 || $99 || $89 <br> (frequently on sale for $49) || $79
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| Uploads Allowed from Other Companies || No || Yes || No || Yes || Yes
| 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
| Cost to Get all Features from Uploaded DNA || NA || $19 (Sale price $9-10) || NA || $20 || $20
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| Method || Spit tube || Cheek Swab || Spit Tube || Cheek Swab || Cheek Swab
| Method || Spit tube || Cheek Swab || Spit Tube || Cheek Swab || Cheek Swab
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| Chromosome Browser || Yes || Yes || No || Yes || Yes
| Chromosome Browser || Yes (Disabled as of October 20th, 2023) || Yes || No || Yes || Yes
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| Matching X DNA Reported || Yes || Yes || No || No || No
| Matching X DNA Reported || Yes (Disabled as of October 20th, 2023) || 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
| Means of Contacting Matches || Internal messaging system || Emails provided || Internal messaging system || Internal messaging system || Internal messaging system
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| X chromosome SNPs Tested || 16,530 || 16,271 || 28,892 + 440 from the PAR region || 26,694 || 15,028
| 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
| Mitochondrial SNPs Tested || 4318 || 179 || 263 || 0 || 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
| 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