Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Discover Your Ancestry Through Genealogy DNA Testing
The next time you open your mouth to insert a glazed doughnut, consider swabbing the inside of your cheek first.
It's zero calories and infinitely more rewarding.
I'm referring to the process of scraping buccal cells (found on cheek tissue inside your mouth) to obtain a sample for genealogy genetics testing.
Personal genetic testing is not just a trend -- it's science -- and it's available to you.
And since the price of most of these personal DNA tests runs between $100 to $400, you'll be able to break through that proverbial "brick wall" in your research process, without breaking the bank.
Genealogy and anthropology DNA testing is different from medical DNA testing, which is equated with detecting hereditary diseases and conditions.
Genealogy genetics has proven to be an invaluable resource for family lineage research by helping testing participants solve genealogy puzzles.
Y-DNA testing traces the direct paternal line; this is the best test to use when you want clear proof of ancestry on your father's side.
There are also different types of mitochondrial DNA testing to trace the direct maternal line; this is the best test when you want clear proof of ancestry on your mother's side.
Autosomal testing, which is preferred by genealogists, studies DNA inherited from mother and father.
The results help find family members and give biogeographical analysis that aids in finding ancestry from all of your lineages.
Additionally, autosomal testing provides the percentages of your ethnic ancestry and the geographic origin of your ancestry.
There are a number of companies that offer these kinds of testing services.
No doubt, you already know some of them after watching the hit PBS show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis (Skip) Gates Jr.
, as well as NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? (which NBC cancelled in spring 2012).
The three genetic testing companies used on the shows are 23andMe (named for the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a normal human cell), African Ancestry, and Family Tree DNA (FTDNA).
FTDNA is involved with the Genographic Project that was launched in 2005 to map the migrating history of humans.
A research partnership was set up among National Geographic, IBM researchers and scientists, and the Waitt Family Foundation, which is providing the funding for the project.
Field scientists are collecting genetic samples, in order to analyze results and report on their findings.
Literally hundreds of thousands of genotype codes are being analyzed for this project.
Genealogy DNA testing is here to stay, and it is evolving in real time as scientists forge ahead with genetic research.
Whether you need help breaking through the proverbial "brick wall" in your lineage research, or you want a deeper and more complete understanding of who you are and where you came from, you now have more options to solve your complex genealogical research questions.
It's zero calories and infinitely more rewarding.
I'm referring to the process of scraping buccal cells (found on cheek tissue inside your mouth) to obtain a sample for genealogy genetics testing.
Personal genetic testing is not just a trend -- it's science -- and it's available to you.
And since the price of most of these personal DNA tests runs between $100 to $400, you'll be able to break through that proverbial "brick wall" in your research process, without breaking the bank.
Genealogy and anthropology DNA testing is different from medical DNA testing, which is equated with detecting hereditary diseases and conditions.
Genealogy genetics has proven to be an invaluable resource for family lineage research by helping testing participants solve genealogy puzzles.
Y-DNA testing traces the direct paternal line; this is the best test to use when you want clear proof of ancestry on your father's side.
There are also different types of mitochondrial DNA testing to trace the direct maternal line; this is the best test when you want clear proof of ancestry on your mother's side.
Autosomal testing, which is preferred by genealogists, studies DNA inherited from mother and father.
The results help find family members and give biogeographical analysis that aids in finding ancestry from all of your lineages.
Additionally, autosomal testing provides the percentages of your ethnic ancestry and the geographic origin of your ancestry.
There are a number of companies that offer these kinds of testing services.
No doubt, you already know some of them after watching the hit PBS show Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis (Skip) Gates Jr.
, as well as NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? (which NBC cancelled in spring 2012).
The three genetic testing companies used on the shows are 23andMe (named for the 23 pairs of chromosomes in a normal human cell), African Ancestry, and Family Tree DNA (FTDNA).
FTDNA is involved with the Genographic Project that was launched in 2005 to map the migrating history of humans.
A research partnership was set up among National Geographic, IBM researchers and scientists, and the Waitt Family Foundation, which is providing the funding for the project.
Field scientists are collecting genetic samples, in order to analyze results and report on their findings.
Literally hundreds of thousands of genotype codes are being analyzed for this project.
Genealogy DNA testing is here to stay, and it is evolving in real time as scientists forge ahead with genetic research.
Whether you need help breaking through the proverbial "brick wall" in your lineage research, or you want a deeper and more complete understanding of who you are and where you came from, you now have more options to solve your complex genealogical research questions.
