DNA Lab
Name: _______________________
There are many avenues to testing your ancestry through DNA Kits. Find a website that offers the testing and answer the following question.
- Which DNA testing site did you research?
- What is the process to submitting your DNA and how long until you hear back?
- Does the company address the privacy and protection of the DNA submitted? If so, what does it state?
- Are there any medical tests done on the DNA supplied or just lineage? If medical testing is conducted, what specifically does the site look for?
- Is there any indication as to how many DNA markers they use to trace your ancestry? How many markers are indicated?
- Do they look at Y-chromosome, mitochondrial DNA and/or autosomal chromosomes?
- How far back does the kit trace (in years)?
- What ethnic regions are covered by the test?
- Does the site offer further resources to contacting relatives that were discovered during the testing?
- If you have submitted a kit before tell me about your results and what surprised you?