Physical Anthropology

DNA Lab

Name: _______________________

Research Ancestry DNA Kits

There are many avenues to testing your ancestry through DNA Kits. Find a website that offers the testing and answer the following question.

1) Which DNA testing site did you research?

2) What is the process to submitting your DNA and how long until you hear back?

3) Does the company address the privacy and protection of the DNA submitted? If so, what does it state?

4) 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?

5) Is there any indication as to how many DNA markers they use to trace your ancestry? How many markers are indicated?

6) Do they look at Y-chromosome, mitochondrial DNA and/or autosomal chromosomes?

7) How far back does the kit trace (in years)?

8) What ethnic regions are covered by the test?

9) Does the site offer further resources to contacting relatives that were discovered during the testing?

10) If you have submitted a kit before tell me about your results and what surprised you?