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Pitzi, Mary Jo. USA Today. Dec. 2, 2017.
Question: Will my DNA test
tell me which country my ancestors came from?
Answer: No. DNA
traces to geographic areas, not to specific countries or states. For example,
it can link DNA to eastern Europe or Scandinavia, but it can't tell you if your
ancestors were born in Germany, or Arkansas, for that matter. But records can
help pinpoint those locations.
Q: What else will the
ancestry test show me?
A: You
will get a list of relatives who have tested with that same company and a
general estimate of how you are related (such as first or second cousin,
distant cousin).These lists can be lengthy.
Q: Which of the three big
testing companies is best: Ancestry.com, 23AndMe.com or FamilyTreeDNA.com?
A: They all
give you ethnic breakdowns, but their methodologies vary so you may get
different results from different companies.
Each offers different add-on tests, such as a
health report.
The basic test kits are affordable, well under
$100. Many companies are offering deals around the holidays. Some are going for
as low as $49.
Q: What if my relatives
use a DNA test site different from the one I used? If I want to find them,
do I need to do all three?
A: GEDmatch.com is a free website
where people can upload their DNA test results at no cost. It will match the
results from the major testing companies, meaning people don’t have to do all
three tests to cast the widest search net.
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