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The #1 selling consumer DNA test is also the leading DNA test with over 1 billion family connections.
Uncover your ethnic mix across 350 regions worldwide, two times more than then next leading competitor.
Ancestry has the world’s largest consumer DNA network— almost 10 million people and counting.
AncestryDNA helps you discover the people and places that made you who you are.

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YOUR SAMPLE

What’s included in the kit?
The kit includes easy-to-follow instructions, a saliva collection tube with an activation code, and a pre-paid return mailer.

How do I activate my kit?
Activation is easy. Go to the website indicated in your instructions and enter the fifteen character alphanumeric activation code printed on the collection tube. Your test can’t be processed until you register your kit.

What happens at the lab?
Your DNA is analyzed at hundreds of thousands of genetic markers for a personalized report on your ethnicity and newly discovered relatives.

YOUR RESULTS

How long until I get my results?
Once you’ve activated your kit and we’ve received your sample, it takes roughly 6-8 weeks to deliver your results. During periods of high demand it may take longer.

How do I see my results?
You will receive an email with a link to view your DNA results when they are ready. It’s easy to access your results online anytime in your password-protected Ancestry account.

What will my results tell me?
Your DNA results tell you which places your ancestors once called home, across 167 regions. We’ll also connect you to potential relatives who have also taken the AncestryDNA test.

WHY AncestryDNA?

Why take the AncestryDNA test?
Your saliva contains your DNA—and your DNA holds your story. Your results can reveal your ethnic origins and help you find new family connections.

Combining fascinating genetic information with an extensive family history resource is what sets us apart from our competitors.

What is the benefit of connecting my DNA results to a family tree?
Having a tree attached to your test will help you get the most from your AncestryDNA experience. It can open many paths of discovery and lead to new relatives you would never have known. After you link your results to your tree you may begin to find shared ancestor hints and DNA circles in your account.

How large is the AncestryDNA database?
Over 6 million people have taken the test and our community is growing daily. And with every new test taken, your potential for making new discoveries gets even better.

How does AncestryDNA protect my privacy?
For over 20 years, people have trusted us with personal information about themselves and their families. We are committed to upholding our privacy principles. When you make new discoveries with us, we want you to feel confident and informed. You can ask us to delete your test results or destroy your physical DNA sample at any time.

Please see the Ancestry Privacy Statement and visit our Privacy Center for more information.

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Average Customer Review: 3,156 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127 in Health & Household (See Top 100 in Health & Household)
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K. McDermott

Helped Me Find My Sister!

November 27, 2017

I HIGHLY recommend this!!! Being adopted, I've always been curious about my background and AncestryDNA helped me figure it out easily! However, the best feature in my opinion is that they then provide with information about potential family members. Because of this feature, I was finally able to connect with my biological sister after 25 years of dreaming about doing so! That right there means that I will forever say that AncestryDNA is worth every single penny and definitely earns and deserves 5 stars!!!

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Barefoot In NC

Ancestry DNA is the Only Test You Need!

January 30, 2016

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Ancestry DNA is the clear industry leader in the consumer DNA testing market. With more than 1.4 million people in the database, 23andme and Family Tree DNA just don't compare. I have tested at all three and I am able to confirm relationships with more people at Ancestry DNA than either of the other services.

Ancestry DNA is an autosomal DNA test and will provide an ethnicity breakdown, as well as relative matches to anyone in the database whom shares DNA with you. ALL of your family lines will be represented. Gender is of no relevance. An individual receives approximately 50% of their DNA from each parent; 25% from each grandparent; and so on and so forth. The further you move away from an ancestor, the lesser their genetic contribution to you. Autosomal DNA will provide matches reliably up to 5 generations. However, it is not necessarily unusual to have 6th, 7th and 8th cousin matches too, especially for those who are from endogamous populations. Autosomal DNA testing is, by far, the most popular test offering today.

A lot of reviews have complaints about the ethnicity breakdowns. It's an evolving science. The different companies use different algorithms and have different reference populations. While 23andme is considered the industry leader in this regard (and I totally agree with this assessment), Ancestry DNA is a very close second, while Family Tree DNA is a distant third. Having said that, don't take the ethnicity component too seriously. They are pretty accurate at the continental level but this aspect of the tests should be viewed, overall, as estimates.

The real value is in one's relative matches. These are the connections that will enable you to expand your genealogy. Or, connect you to your birth parents. Or, help you confirm that great-grandma immigrated from County Cork. Or, lead you to that lost branch of the family that was separated because Aunt Martha didn't show up at Cousin Mary's baby shower in 1974. Or, perhaps the break was due to the ravages of war or even slavery.

A few tips to get the most out of Ancestry DNA and your overall experience:

Do NOT forget to activate your kit before mailing! The code is on the tube and the pamphlet insert.

Purchase when it's on sale for $79 or less. If you do so through Amazon, there is no charge for shipping and it is expedited for Prime members. If you buy through Ancestry's site, try the code FREESHIPDNA.

If your parents are available and willing to test, test them BOTH! Even testing one parent will enable you to sort your maternal from paternal matches. If your parents aren't available, ask their siblings, aunts/uncles, test your grandparents. Testing multiple relatives goes a long way in isolating family lines. Also, always test the oldest generation first. Not only do you not want to miss out on the opportunity, but they are generationally closer to your ancestors and will have matches that you do not have.

Ask your siblings to test too. Even full siblings will have different matches beyond 2nd cousin. You will likely even see differences in their ethnicity breakdown.

Once results become available, transfer the raw data to Family Tree DNA for just $39. This will add you to their database for less than the $99 price tag and your results are available in days vs weeks.

Upload your raw data to GEDMATCH for FREE. Why? Unfortunately, Ancestry DNA does not provide a chromosome browser, which is a very important tool in genetic genealogy. Also, you will generate matches from 23andme and FTDNA, whom also uploaded.

Download the Jeff Snavely Chrome Extension. Your results will be far more manageable, especially if you are handling multiple tests. It takes seconds to download but the initial scan can take hours. Be patient. You won't regret it.

Don't overlook New Ancestor Discoveries (these are potential ancestors that aren't in your tree but Ancestry suggests them based on your DNA matches).

Ancestry hasn't yielded on the chromosome browser, but they did unveil the "Shared Matches" feature and now provide us with the amount of DNA shared (centimorgans). Don't overlook these tools to help you figure out your connection to your matches.

Build a public tree. This way you can benefit from DNA Circles and increase the likelihood of making valuable connections. Genealogy is about an exchange of information.

If the tester has difficulty spitting, have the person bite/chew on the inside of their cheeks gently. Then, place a bit of sugar on the tip of the tongue and/or offer a cut lemon to smell.

If you're an adoptee, or you're searching for a close relative and need help with how to get there using DNA, check out DNA Detectives on Facebook. It's a wonderfully supportive group with lots of knowledgable people and plenty of reunions to buoy your spirits and encourage you.

For more education on DNA testing and/or genetic genealogy, check out the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) on Facebook.

Those with colonial US roots tend to fare the best when it comes to matches, but the recent expansion of sales into the UK, Ireland and Canada have been a welcome addition to the database!

If you are interested in medical results like the ones 23andme formerly offered (the FDA offering is paired down considerably and not worth the $199 price tag), take your raw data and upload to Promethease for $5.

Ancestry DNA results can be accessed without a subscription. However, to maximize the experience, I recommend one. The Insight subscription is $49 for 6 months. You must call and request it since it isn't offered online.

Ancestry DNA's average turnaround time has been 2 weeks for more than a year. It has slowed down a bit in the last couple of weeks due to holiday sales but many people received results even on Christmas Day.

DNA testing for genealogical purposes is an incredible tool and the perfect compliment to traditional genealogy. I am so grateful to live in a day and age where this technology is available to us. Ancestry DNA has enabled me to make some incredible connections, that would not have been made possible otherwise. It is also wonderful to receive validation of years of research because the bottom line is DNA doesn't lie (but families sometimes do)!

The photos attached show ethnicity breakdowns for three different people that tested at my request. The first two collages show an individual's breakdown across The Big Three DNA testing companies from Left to Right: 23andme, Ancestry DNA and Family Tree DNA. I like the side-by-side for comparison's sake. As you can see, the differences between the three are negligible. The last test shows just Family Tree DNA, since unlike the first two people, this person tested at one company only.

I hope this helps you with your decision! Good luck and have fun with this!

Oh, I forgot one thing - there is NO DNA company that can tell you what Native American tribe you descend from. There is no such things as a Cherokee database. It's just a bogus claim designed to part you from your cash. Don't fall for it!

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J. Lee

Serious Shortcomings, Extra Fees

July 22, 2015

I have done extensive DNA testing for my family at each of the three leading autosomal DNA testing companies: AncestryDNA, 23andMe and FTDNA. For me, AncestryDNA has been the least useful by far. However, if you're an adoptee or an avid genealogist who wants to leave no stone unturned, you probably want to consider this test very seriously. Ancestry has a big database, so AncestryDNA is an important place to look.

If you want to know more about your ethnicity and you don't expect pinpoint accuracy, Ancestry's test is not a bad way to get the job done. I think the ethnicity reports at 23andMe are more useful and more accurate, but the reports at AncestryDNA are reasonably good. Keep in mind that if you are trying to evaluate family lore (about Native American ancestry, for example), this test cannot rule out all the possibilities. That's not because of problems with this test but because of the technical limitations of autosomal DNA. You do not inherit DNA from each of your ancestors. You might have ancestors who lived in the early 1900s who did not pass any of their DNA down to you. Some people are tempted to conclude that their DNA test results are inaccurate if they do not find everything they expect to see, but that is not necessarily a problem with Ancestry's test -- it's often simply a result of how DNA is inherited.

If you want to use DNA testing to learn as much about your genealogy as possible, AncestryDNA can be a big disappointment. If you do your DNA testing at 23andMe or FTDNA, you will find that they have powerful tools that help you to confirm your known ancestry and to discover previously unknown ancestors. AncestryDNA does not provide these important tools and has refused to add them despite sustained effort from leaders in the genetic genealogy community. The other companies also provide crucial information about your DNA that AncestryDNA fails to provide. Without this all-important information, it is very easy to draw erroneous conclusions about your DNA test results. You can take some steps to overcome this problem by transferring your results to other companies, but if your top matches do not do the same, your research can end up dead in the water.

I would also note that you have very limited access to your match results at AncestryDNA if you are not a subscriber at Ancestry.com. The $99 you pay for your DNA test does not give you access to the profile pages for your matches. This cuts you off from access to their family trees and their family surnames. You are also cut off from features such as "New Ancestor Discoveries" and "DNA Circles." So if you do not pay for a subscription to Ancestry.com or an "Ancestry Insights" membership in addition to the $99 you spent for the DNA kit, you're left with a pretty bland and useless product (unless your only interest is in the ethnicity estimates). This is especially true if you do not intend to transfer your results to Gedmatch.com or FTDNA.

*Edited closing sentences for clarity

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READ THE AGREEMENT .....Ancestry.com owns your DNA and can use against you....

May 21, 2017

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Be aware that Ancestry.com takes DNA ownership rights from customers and their relatives. Buried in the Terms of Service, Ancestry.com warns customers, “it is possible that information about you or a genetic relative could be revealed, such as that you or a relative are carriers of a particular disease. That information could be used by insurers to deny you insurance coverage, by law enforcement agencies to identify you or your relatives, and in some places, the data could be used by employers to deny employment.”
To use the AncestryDNA service, customers must consent to the Ancestry.com Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. These are binding legal contracts between the customer and Ancestry.com. The most egregious of these terms gives Ancestry.com a free license to exploit your DNA for the rest of time.
Customers must understand that turning over their DNA means a loss of complete ownership and control. Ancestry.com customers should also know they’re giving up the genetic privacy of themselves and their relatives.
Before purchasing, individuals are advised to fully read and consider the Ancestry.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you become a customer, Ancestry.com owns your DNA for life and longer.

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