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Recent questions tagged testing
Recent questions tagged testing
Discussions about DNA testing, comparing testing companies, "why test," etc. Use this tag alongside the "DNA" tag.
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TESTING genealogy
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+3
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2
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are yDNA tests the same as mDNA tests or regular DNA tests?
asked
Mar 2
in
The Tree House
by
Shirley Whittaker
G2G Crew
(
650
points)
whitaker
mtdna
ydna
family_tree_dna
testing
dna
+6
votes
2
answers
274
views
Please do at least a 67 marker Y-DNA test!
asked
Dec 5, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Alexander Clark
G2G2
(
2.9k
points)
y-dna
dna
clark
testing
+4
votes
3
answers
109
views
How does ordering a FamilyTreeDNA test from outside the US work?
asked
Dec 3, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Laurence Green
G2G Crew
(
650
points)
dna
familytreedna
ydna
testing
+6
votes
1
answer
173
views
How come my DNA test results are not visible on this profile but show on the profile of the son?
asked
Jul 24, 2021
in
WikiTree Help
by
Philip van der Walt
G2G6 Pilot
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159k
points)
dna
ancestry
testing
+1
vote
1
answer
142
views
recording NPE start events on ancestors with YDNA testing.
asked
May 22, 2021
in
WikiTree Tech
by
Ed Street
G2G6
(
6.4k
points)
y-dna
dna
testing
npe
+5
votes
5
answers
380
views
Best company for testing for Dutch ancestors/ancestors from the Netherlands?
asked
Apr 19, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Eric Dunbar
G2G1
(
1.7k
points)
dna
testing
dutch_roots
netherlands
ancestrydna
family_tree_dna
+3
votes
5
answers
249
views
Which DNA testing company might be best for finding ancestors from Thailand?
asked
Jan 26, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Virginia Fields
G2G6 Pilot
(
837k
points)
dna
ancestry_dna
family_tree_dna
thailand
testing
+5
votes
3
answers
109
views
YDNA testing
asked
Jan 2, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Sherry Holston
G2G6 Mach 1
(
17.1k
points)
dna
testing
y-dna
ancestrydna
family_tree_dna
+5
votes
1
answer
214
views
Sano Genetics is having a holiday spree!
asked
Dec 14, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Anonymous Zapata
G2G6 Mach 2
(
22.0k
points)
dna_confirmation
dna
testing
+13
votes
7
answers
614
views
DNA tests, which is best as the Ancestry one is not that great
asked
Dec 7, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Christian Burgess
G2G Crew
(
670
points)
dna
testing
+3
votes
1
answer
206
views
Has the Ancestry DNA test link disappeared from the DNA Help page?
asked
Nov 3, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Caleb Day
G2G4
(
4.0k
points)
ancestrydna
ancestry
dna
testing
+8
votes
5
answers
403
views
DNA testing. Whats best?
asked
Sep 24, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Tiffany Knight
G2G3
(
3.7k
points)
phillips
dna
mitochondrial
testing
+6
votes
1
answer
219
views
I have my cousin's DNA results but I don't know who did the test.
asked
Jul 30, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Sunny Schellinger
G2G Crew
(
530
points)
lemon
dna
y-chromosome
y-dna
testing
+2
votes
2
answers
277
views
LivingDNA kits Anyone familiar with this company?
asked
Jun 30, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Debbie Barrett
G2G3
(
3.8k
points)
dna
living_dna
testing
+6
votes
5
answers
324
views
Would it make more sense to mtDNA my mom OR me or both?
asked
Apr 21, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Missy Berryann
G2G6 Pilot
(
164k
points)
dna
mtdna
testing
family_tree_dna
sinclair
autosomal
+8
votes
1
answer
141
views
F.Y.I. - MyHeritage.com has DNA kits on sale (for 13 days) at $39 per kit
asked
Apr 17, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Tommy Buch
G2G6 Pilot
(
782k
points)
dna
testing
kits
autosomal
my_heritage
+1
vote
1
answer
85
views
How can I add DNA results that has been done by a lab in South Africa?
asked
Mar 7, 2020
in
WikiTree Help
by
Zandri Zaaiman
G2G Rookie
(
160
points)
dna
testing
living_dna
+1
vote
1
answer
142
views
How do you go about taking a dna test? And how much does it cost?
asked
Mar 4, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
G2G Rookie
(
190
points)
dna
testing
+8
votes
0
answers
101
views
F.Y.I. - MyHeritage.com has DNA kits on sale (for 8 days) at $39 per kit
asked
Feb 23, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Tommy Buch
G2G6 Pilot
(
782k
points)
dna
kits
my_heritage
autosomal
testing
+3
votes
1
answer
142
views
thought I'd share
asked
Jan 7, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Shawna Hudson
G2G Rookie
(
220
points)
dna
testing
+11
votes
12
answers
523
views
Looking for DNA Advice (3 Generations)
asked
Dec 7, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Steven Harris
G2G6 Pilot
(
544k
points)
dna
ancestrydna
family_tree_dna
autosomal
x-chromosome
testing
+4
votes
2
answers
214
views
How young do you DNA swab kids??
asked
Nov 26, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Debbie Parsons
G2G6 Pilot
(
139k
points)
dna
testing
+10
votes
2
answers
288
views
DNA test kits are currently on sale
asked
Nov 24, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Darlene Athey-Hill
G2G6 Pilot
(
452k
points)
23_and_me
dna
testing
family_tree_dna
ancestrydna
my_heritage
+4
votes
2
answers
225
views
Has anyone else used Living DNA
asked
Nov 12, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Alexander Clark
G2G2
(
2.9k
points)
dna
family_tree_dna
ancestrydna
living_dna
testing
+3
votes
1
answer
202
views
Interesting ZDNet article on DNA testing and its results
asked
Oct 22, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Susan Keil
G2G6 Mach 6
(
60.8k
points)
dna
ethnicity
testing
+3
votes
1
answer
173
views
Will a newer DNA test (later than 2000) link more ancestors?
asked
Sep 17, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Rhonda Crosswhite
G2G Crew
(
670
points)
thomas
cheatham
dna
testing
+6
votes
1
answer
145
views
Free DNA Kit with Find My Past Subscription
asked
Sep 4, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Becky Troth
G2G6 Mach 4
(
43.0k
points)
living_dna
find_my_past
dna
testing
+20
votes
3
answers
390
views
Fraud Alert - Genetic Testing Scam
asked
Sep 4, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Gaile Connolly
G2G6 Pilot
(
948k
points)
dna
fraud
scam
testing
+7
votes
7
answers
224
views
DNA testing what can I expect?
asked
Jul 24, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Becky Troth
G2G6 Mach 4
(
43.0k
points)
dns
dna
testing
family_tree_dna
ancestrydna
+8
votes
5
answers
921
views
DNA on an old hat-band--how and where to have its DNA analyzed?
asked
Jul 16, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Burnett
G2G6 Mach 2
(
27.7k
points)
rudolf_berg
rudolf_hilse
dna
testing
+4
votes
4
answers
437
views
Nimble Diagnostics for DNA testing?
asked
Jul 12, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Tracy Hope
G2G6 Mach 1
(
10.4k
points)
dna
testing
+6
votes
9
answers
396
views
Best DNA project/company for tracking British Isles relatives?
asked
Jul 11, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Alexander Clark
G2G2
(
2.9k
points)
clark
england
scotland
dna
testing
hurst
+11
votes
2
answers
258
views
Changes in DNA testing tech
asked
Jun 25, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Barry Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
230k
points)
dna
testing
whole_genome_sequencing
+3
votes
3
answers
592
views
Ancestry vs. My Heritage DNA Test
asked
Jun 23, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Robert Cox
G2G6
(
6.0k
points)
dna
testing
+10
votes
1
answer
285
views
Getting serious about DNA testing
asked
Mar 16, 2019
in
The Tree House
by
Rob Judd
G2G6 Mach 9
(
98.6k
points)
dna
family_tree_dna
testing
+5
votes
5
answers
394
views
Which DNA testing is the best?
asked
Feb 8, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Marlene Marx
G2G6
(
10.0k
points)
dna
ydna
testing
+1
vote
5
answers
317
views
Which test do I take?
asked
Jan 17, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Linda Richter
G2G6
(
9.2k
points)
cooper
dna
mitochondrial
testing
+4
votes
3
answers
256
views
Should I have my DNA tested?
asked
Dec 31, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Billy Dunn
G2G6
(
8.0k
points)
dna
autosomal
ftdna
ancestry
23_and_me
testing
+2
votes
6
answers
580
views
Which is better for finding ethnicity, 23andMe or AncestryDNA?
asked
Dec 16, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Logan Gavin
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.9k
points)
dna
testing
ethnicity
+21
votes
1
answer
1.2k
views
Living DNA is the 1st DNA Tester to Drop the Illumina Chipset
asked
Oct 24, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Edison Williams
G2G6 Pilot
(
336k
points)
dna
living_dna
autosomal
testing
+7
votes
10
answers
268
views
baseline value of DNA testing?
asked
Oct 17, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
580k
points)
dna
testing
+3
votes
2
answers
264
views
on the mother-line DNA doesn't the father have any input?
asked
Oct 15, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Susan Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
580k
points)
dna
mother-line
testing
parental
mitochondrial
mtdna
+6
votes
5
answers
346
views
Any advice on DNA testing a blood sample from my deceased father?
asked
Sep 3, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Peter Smith
G2G Crew
(
950
points)
dna
autosomal
ancestrydna
family_tree_dna
testing
+7
votes
8
answers
335
views
What should I be DNA testing next? Opinions?
asked
Jul 31, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Allison Schaub
G2G6 Mach 1
(
14.9k
points)
dna
ydna
mtdna
family_tree_dna
testing
+7
votes
8
answers
328
views
DNA Testing Recommendation
asked
Jul 2, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Douglas Duggar
G2G3
(
3.8k
points)
dna
testing
+8
votes
4
answers
533
views
And the propaganda over DNA testing begins
asked
Jun 18, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Robynne Lozier
G2G6 Pilot
(
980k
points)
dna
ydna
testing
+4
votes
3
answers
262
views
I purchased a DNA test for my 97 year old aunt. I can no longer use it?
asked
Jun 8, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Robert Tiffner
G2G2
(
2.5k
points)
dna
testing
+6
votes
2
answers
315
views
DNA phasing with data from different companies
asked
Nov 12, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Barry Smith
G2G6 Pilot
(
230k
points)
dna
gedmatch
phasing
testing
+8
votes
1
answer
147
views
Do any DNA testing companies still use the cheek swab or mouth rinse?
asked
Nov 7, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
M Cole
G2G6 Mach 4
(
43.0k
points)
dna
testing
+7
votes
4
answers
401
views
Researching DNA Diagnostics Center - Genebase / Genetracker USA vs Canada
asked
Jun 20, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
M. Renée Fulsom
G2G Crew
(
880
points)
dna
testing
genebase
diagnostics
center
genetracker
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