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How to Have Your DNA Tested for Genealogy

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There has been quite a lot of interest lately in having your DNA tested for genealogy purposes.  If you are worried that this data would put your information in some large criminal database, do not be concerned.

This type of cell collection for genealogy is painless and is far different than the blood tests used for criminal purposes and the databases do not mix.  The collection process is as simple as scraping the inside of your cheek with a swab or a device that sort of resembles a toothbrush.

Then all you do is mail the cell sample in to one of the DNA Testing Centers for analysis.  The results will show what part of the world your early ancestors came from and if you match any other people that have already been tested.

DNA kits are available from dozens of different companies and you have plenty of choices.  The price can run from less than a hundred dollars to several hundred depending upon which level of testing that you desire.  The more markers tested the better the chance of finding a match.

The recent television series, Who do you think you are, has spurred additional interest in this already growing field of technology.  In previous years you were only able to determine for males, the male surname line.  In other words the father, grandfather, great grandfather and on back to the earliest times.

For females you could test your mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and so on back to early times.  Now days with the Family Finder DNA test you are also able to find matches on all of the tree branches in between the paternal Y-DNA and the maternal mtDNA lines.

So go ahead and check it out.  Join the fun and meet new relatives.  Learn more about your family history.

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Filed under family : Comments (15) : May 25th, 2010