There are real advantages to testing as widely as possible: you’re looking to find people who match you, and the key person who can help you break down your brick wall may have only tested with one company.īut since nobody is handing out DNA kits for free, the question remains… how do you get the most bang for the DNA buck? And the answer depends in part on what it is you want to find out through your DNA testing.Įvery one of the genetic genealogy companies has its pros and its cons. I’ve never met a DNA test I wouldn’t take. There are four possible autosomal DNA tests you can take - from Family Tree DNA, from 23andMe, from Ancestry DNA and even from National Geographic in its Geno 2.0 test with its scientific (rather than genealogical) emphasis.Īll of which I have taken. 3 That’s in contrast to YDNA testing, which only men can do and which looks at the direct paternal line, 4 or mitochondrial DNA testing, which looks at the direct maternal line. (Autosomal DNA testing, remember, is the kind of test that works across genders to locate relatives - cousins - from all parts of your family tree.
We’re talking here principally about autosomal DNA tests. Because the technological changes particularly at 23andMe mean the old recommendations don’t work any more. In 2012, The Legal Genealogist led off a Sunday DNA blog by asking “how do you get the most bang for the DNA buck?” 1Īnd then followed that up last year with an update after prices tumbled for autosomal DNA tests. ( NOTE: There’s an update for 2015 here!) Making the most of your 2014 DNA testing dollars
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