ANCESTRYDNA

ancestry.co.uk/dna

Te st l aunched : May 2012 in the US, January 2015 in the UK and Ireland Products: Single autosomal DNA test International availability: Sold in 35 countries Cost of test: £79 Shipping: £20. Includes return postage Location: Kits despatched from Ireland but processed in the US Autosomal DNA cousin matching: Yes Autosomal transfers accepted: No Chromosome browser and matching segment data No provided: Biogeographical ancestry analysis: Ye s Y-DNA haplogroups: No Y-DNA STRs for genealogical matching: No mtDNA haplogroups: No mtDNA matching: No Database: Over 3 million as of January 2017 Subscription required to access additional features: Yes PROS AND CONS AncestryDNA has been responsible for taking DNA testing mainstream, and they now have the world’s largest autosomal DNA database. The test benefits from a number of innovative and sophisticated features such as shaky leaf DNA hints integrated with family trees, DNA Circles, Genetic Communities and New Ancestor Discoveries. A subscription is required to access some of these features and to view the full trees of your matches. The lack of a chromosome browser and matching segment data is a big disadvantage for advanced users who are interested in chromosome mapping. Many of the people now taking the AncestryDNA test are lured in by the biogeographical ancestry reports, but are not interested in communicating about genealogy. However, the test is encouraging an interest in genealogy in a subset of this market.