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AncestryDNA + Traits Genetic Test Kit: Personalized Genetic Traits, DNA Ethnicity Test, Origins & Ethnicities, Complete DNA Test, Ancestry Reports
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- TOP-SELLING CONSUMER DNA TEST: From your origins in over 2,600 global regions to the most connections to living relatives, no other DNA test kit delivers an experience as unique and interactive as AncestryDNA
- DNA + TRAITS: Ever wondered where your freckles came from, or why you hate cilantro? AncestryDNA + Traits lets you discover 40+ genetic traits, allowing you to explore how your genes might have influenced a range of appearance, sensory, fitness, nutrient, and other personal characteristics
- A FEW SIMPLE STEPS: Simply activate your DNA kit online and return your saliva sample in the prepaid package to our state-of-the-art lab. Your results will be available online in roughly six to eight weeks
- ETHNICITY ESTIMATES AND INHERITANCE: AncestryDNA provides a more precise ethnicity estimate with greater geographic detail. Our innovative SideView technology takes your results even further by showing your ethnicities and matches by parental side. *Some DNA features may require an Ancestry subscription
- PROTECTING PRIVACY: We employ industry-standard security measures in every stage of our process. Using data encryption, secure databases, and easy-to-use controls, we protect your data and give you control over it
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Product Description
Ethnicity Estimate
See different regions that make up your estimate, learn the area's history from ancient to modern times, and even learn surprising facts about locations and the people who called those places home.
DNA Matches & Matches by Parent Feature
We’ve designed the DNA matches experience to help you make more discoveries, faster. Use color coding, custom labeling, and other innovative tools to see your DNA connections in the clearest light possible. You can now easily see living relatives who share your DNA and even which ethnicities come from which parent.
ThruLines Feature
Linking your family tree to your DNA results can reveal new chapters of your family story. You might find out how your DNA matches fit into your family tree or learn new details about the ancestors who likely connect you.
Ethnicity Inheritance
Now you can view how each parent contributed to your ethnicity estimates without your parents even taking a DNA test. And it’s all made possible by SideView, an innovative technology developed by Ancestry that uses DNA matches to determine which parts of your DNA came from each parent.
Location and Detail Feature
DNA Matches Feature
ThruLines Feature
Ethnicity Inheritance Feature
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Ethnicity Estimate and DNA Matches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Historical Timeline and Ancestral Movements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StoryScout | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Over 40 Traits | ✓ | ||
Traits Around the World | ✓ | ||
Compare Traits | ✓ | ||
Access to all records on Ancestry | ✓ | ||
Access to all public family trees on Ancestry | ✓ | ||
Access to Ancestry Hints | ✓ | ||
Connect with millions of other Ancestry members | ✓ |
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 6.37 x 4.37 x 0.93 inches; 4.97 ounces
- Item model number : BD14534
- Date First Available : September 20, 2018
- Manufacturer : Ancestry.com
- ASIN : B07J1FZQBC
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,606 in Health & Household (See Top 100 in Health & Household)
- #4 in Genetic Tests
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Customers like the gift-giving possibilities of the product. They mention that it provides interesting information about their past and provides hints and clues in their search. They also like the processing, and ease of use. However, some customers disagree on value, accuracy, clarity, and performance.
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Customers find the DNA test very easy to use, with clear instructions and a robust website. They also say the process is smooth and the test is a perfect way to start and build your family tree.
"It was easy to use. I ended up finding out relatives that I didn't know existed...." Read more
"...It is very easy to do, and for me I found out I am 100 percent from Scotland, Wales and Great britian, ofwhich I had no idea ." Read more
"...It has very clear, easy to understand instructions. The kits came quickly once we ordered them...." Read more
"...The website is robust and easy to navigate with graphs and pictures and maps to make it simple to understand...." Read more
Customers like the processing of the product. They mention that it is easy, and produces fairly quick results. Some say that the procedure is simple, and the results are returned quicker than advised.
"The turn around time was fast!" Read more
"...Super easy to do and results came in faster than predicted." Read more
"Took a long time to get results and I’m not sure how accurate they are and the website is difficult to work" Read more
"Easy and fairly quick results" Read more
Customers find the content interesting and informative. They say the product is easy to use and provides hints and clues in your search. They also say it's amazing to discover new and interesting things. Customers also appreciate the clear instructions and the fact that it keeps them informed of steps in progress. They mention that the product provides very detailed information on their heritage and people they are connected to.
"...I think both are worth it given the varying results. The health data is interesting but not something I am putting much stake in...." Read more
"...I love that Ancestry constantly updates and refines your DNA profile as the sample size grows with more people being tested...." Read more
"Interesting information, continue to get hints" Read more
"Loved it! Very detailed and useful information!" Read more
Customers like the gift, they mention it's a great deal around the holidays for gifts and an awesome gift for someone who is really interested.
"...It's so cool. It was the best gift I will ever get him. Makes a great Christmas gift" Read more
"This made an excellent gift at my family's holiday gift exchange! I would highly recommend." Read more
"...These kits make great gifts for any occasion and their results may just reveal things you never knew about your own heritage." Read more
"...This is a great gift for anyone and for any occasion." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the product. Some mention it's worth the money, and a very good product. Others say that it'll waste your money and provide no real value.
"Not worth the money" Read more
"...The price was much lower than it used to be, and I didn't tell them my daughter had sent one in...." Read more
"...Dissapointing.The biggest dissapointment is the money!..." Read more
"This kit was awesome! I am going to get one for my husband too. I learned so much more about my genetics and where my ancestors came from." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the performance of the product. Some find the results surprising and cool to see, while others say the results are questionable, vague, and mediocre.
"...Compared to 23andme, it's highly disappointing and I'm sad I spent the money on this. I would not recommend." Read more
"...The results were so consistent with what I had been told that it gave me confidence in the results...." Read more
"Results did not come back so I have to take another sample...." Read more
"...That said, my experience was positive, instructions were easy to follow, website is reasonably easy for a senior to navigate...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the clarity of the product. Some mention that it gives you percentages of your DNA ancestry around the world, interesting data and family tree info. However, others say that it's very vague and boring.
"...I hate them. You know why? They somehow refuse to explain them...." Read more
"...It has been nice to build my family tree and the Origins of my family. The app is also great!" Read more
"It's too vague." Read more
"...It has very clear, easy to understand instructions. The kits came quickly once we ordered them...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the accuracy of the product. Some mention that it seems to be very accurate, giving them many links that are very accurate. However, others say that it's not very accurate and some information is not accurate.
"...There were few surprises and it even accurately pinpointed regions within the U.S. where I already knew my ancestors had settled...." Read more
"...to fork-out more money, your family tree, built by you, is simply not accurate. Therefore, forget that and just wait for the DNA result." Read more
"...It’s super easy to use, I got it as a present, and seems pretty accurate!" Read more
"Accurate and too expensive" Read more
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I was surprised at the results, and in fact they identified that my daughter was in their system, and I was given
names for 1st, second and third cousins that are listed in Ancestry.
It is very easy to do, and for me I found out I am 100 percent from Scotland, Wales and Great britian, of
which I had no idea .
I know a lot of people have unusual and difficult-to-determine ancestry or even progeny, but let me reassure you that the accuracy seems flawless to me. I had literally no surprises in my results, which may seem a bit boring at first blush. But it's exciting to confirm all of the research that I did on Ancestry and Family search for the last 2 years.
I have a regular and recurring Ancestry account that I paid less-than-full price for (thanks to coupons) and this kit worked extremely well with it. Everybody should know that they run sales for the kits all the time (pick a holiday that entails family members, and you'll find a discount here). So I got mine near Black you-know-what day and it was probably the best sale you'll see.
My tree of over 1,000 people is woefully incomplete in my cousin lines. I had only worked on direct ancestors. Well, if you are like me, now you can do two things: you can (1) add in your cousins with DNA matches, most of which will be alive, and (2) confirm or fix your direct ancestors. I was happy when I was able to do #2 especially for my father's line. It turned out that my father's father's father was quite the lady's man! He sort of loved them and leaved them, so to speak. Well, I have several cousins because of all this. While not entirely unexpected, it had been assumed that he died. Nah, he was just starting a new family elsewhere.
It also helped me figure out who his father was. So, I guess the secret is out, and I can confirm the rest of my (admittedly boring) tree.
So I got many, many DNA links, and some of them shared quite a bit (1 to 3%) of my DNA.
And I pretty much can put a damper on the old wives' tales about being descended from Indians. Either they made that up, or I got no DNA from them.
I recommend
1. you work on your tree in Ancestry (you will need a subscription)
2. you watch a video about using the DNA matches and ThruLines
3. you learn about cM
4. you compare your tree to your 1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins trees
5. you eventually try the "dot" method to identify hidden/unknown lines in your tree
6. you make your tree public to help others
I liked the traits add-on potential, but I haven't used them much. I actually just clicked the link while typing this, because I sort of forgot about it. Anyway, they are interesting, and I already found two... three which don't describe me well.
Well, let me step back. I actually think Ancestry DNA's traits are terrible. I hate them. You know why? They somehow refuse to explain them. They go to all of this high-tech trouble to identify the genes for iris coloration and nose shape, but they can't be bothered with photos of actual humans (not drawings) of a Grecian nose or a pigmented ring. Even an attached ear lobe could help some people.
I also don't like their "male hair loss" trait when it has been called "male pattern hair loss" for decades. And get this: their photo for male hair loss shows a bald man who appears to have his head shaved and is relatively young instead of the commonly-seen man with bald spots at that age.
Possibly the stupidest trait is cleft chin. Rather than showing us one, they draw white dots where one would be ... on a stock photo of someone without one! Come on, man. Really? I also looked up cleft chin on the Interwebs and there is a funny study of US Senator photos that concludes it is "hard to draw a clear boundary between cleft and smooth chins." Traits may be fun for kids in 5th grade science, but this is just embarrassing.
So while I can't really complain if I have 3+ traits or so that don't describe me, their questionnaires and results need a lot of fixes.
And just so you know, the traits were not something that sold me on this test: they seem (both to me and the 2nd-stringers who must be creating the questions and results websites) to be an afterthought. DNA testing is by-and-large is to figure out how you relate to others. You sort of already know who you are. So 5 stars with a caveat: ignore the man behind the curtain that tells you that you don't like dancing but you like to run marathons!
Also: my results came fast! And I submitted them during the December rush period. I liked that. They completely over-delivered on speed here.
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
I know a lot of people have unusual and difficult-to-determine ancestry or even progeny, but let me reassure you that the accuracy seems flawless to me. I had literally no surprises in my results, which may seem a bit boring at first blush. But it's exciting to confirm all of the research that I did on Ancestry and Family search for the last 2 years.
I have a regular and recurring Ancestry account that I paid less-than-full price for (thanks to coupons) and this kit worked extremely well with it. Everybody should know that they run sales for the kits all the time (pick a holiday that entails family members, and you'll find a discount here). So I got mine near Black you-know-what day and it was probably the best sale you'll see.
My tree of over 1,000 people is woefully incomplete in my cousin lines. I had only worked on direct ancestors. Well, if you are like me, now you can do two things: you can (1) add in your cousins with DNA matches, most of which will be alive, and (2) confirm or fix your direct ancestors. I was happy when I was able to do #2 especially for my father's line. It turned out that my father's father's father was quite the lady's man! He sort of loved them and leaved them, so to speak. Well, I have several cousins because of all this. While not entirely unexpected, it had been assumed that he died. Nah, he was just starting a new family elsewhere.
It also helped me figure out who his father was. So, I guess the secret is out, and I can confirm the rest of my (admittedly boring) tree.
So I got many, many DNA links, and some of them shared quite a bit (1 to 3%) of my DNA.
And I pretty much can put a damper on the old wives' tales about being descended from Indians. Either they made that up, or I got no DNA from them.
I recommend
1. you work on your tree in Ancestry (you will need a subscription)
2. you watch a video about using the DNA matches and ThruLines
3. you learn about cM
4. you compare your tree to your 1st, 2nd, 3rd cousins trees
5. you eventually try the "dot" method to identify hidden/unknown lines in your tree
6. you make your tree public to help others
I liked the traits add-on potential, but I haven't used them much. I actually just clicked the link while typing this, because I sort of forgot about it. Anyway, they are interesting, and I already found two... three which don't describe me well.
Well, let me step back. I actually think Ancestry DNA's traits are terrible. I hate them. You know why? They somehow refuse to explain them. They go to all of this high-tech trouble to identify the genes for iris coloration and nose shape, but they can't be bothered with photos of actual humans (not drawings) of a Grecian nose or a pigmented ring. Even an attached ear lobe could help some people.
I also don't like their "male hair loss" trait when it has been called "male pattern hair loss" for decades. And get this: their photo for male hair loss shows a bald man who appears to have his head shaved and is relatively young instead of the commonly-seen man with bald spots at that age.
Possibly the stupidest trait is cleft chin. Rather than showing us one, they draw white dots where one would be ... on a stock photo of someone without one! Come on, man. Really? I also looked up cleft chin on the Interwebs and there is a funny study of US Senator photos that concludes it is "hard to draw a clear boundary between cleft and smooth chins." Traits may be fun for kids in 5th grade science, but this is just embarrassing.
So while I can't really complain if I have 3+ traits or so that don't describe me, their questionnaires and results need a lot of fixes.
And just so you know, the traits were not something that sold me on this test: they seem (both to me and the 2nd-stringers who must be creating the questions and results websites) to be an afterthought. DNA testing is by-and-large is to figure out how you relate to others. You sort of already know who you are. So 5 stars with a caveat: ignore the man behind the curtain that tells you that you don't like dancing but you like to run marathons!
Also: my results came fast! And I submitted them during the December rush period. I liked that. They completely over-delivered on speed here.
COLLECTION
Almost identical. You spit into a tube, wrap it up, send it in. Then wait.
TIME UNTIL RESULTS
Nearly identical. It took around 4-ish weeks for both. They emailed me at different steps of the process which was nice.
RESULTS
Pretty surprising. Ancestry DNA says I am 33% English, 23% Irish, 19% German, 13% Scottish, and so on. 23andMe says I am 77.1% "Irish & UK", 17.7% French & German, 4.3% Scandinavian, and so on. Comparing Ireland and UK, Ancestry totaled 56% while 23andMe totaled 77%. Quite a difference. Ancestry didn't even pick up on my French ancestry while 23andMe didn't quite recognize my Norwegian ancestry.
23andMe did include results for WAAAAY back results like Middle East, Africa, and even Neanderthal.
USER INTERFACE/EXPERIENCE
I will give 23andMe the edge here. On Ancestry you can see the highlighted countries representing your DNA. On 23andMe you can click the country and see all of the regions/counties where your DNA is from. Bolder regions show where more DNA is from vs. lighter regions. So rather than just "Ireland" I know most of my DNA came from County Dublin, County Mayo, County Cork, and County Galway. Pretty cool.
KEY DIFFERENCES
23andMe dives much deeper into your health markers. You really can't make informed decisions on it but it's still interesting to see that I have an increased likelihood of skin cancer, glaucoma, ADHD, etc. 23andMe has the ability to build a family tree but if that's what you're after, Ancestry beats them hands down.
Ancestry has years and years of data from others building their family trees. What this means is you can add your parents, grandparents, etc., and there is a high probability Ancestry will automatically identify your past relatives. Basically, "Hey, we think we found a good match for Jane Doe's parents. Does this look right?" With that feature I was able to build out my direct lineage back to the 1700s in a couple of hours.
CANCELLATION
This is where it gets fun. Cancelling 23andMe and SUUUUUUCKS. The site conveniently broke for me when I went to cancel. What made this more annoying is you have to sign up for their annual subscription to get your results. Yes, the results that you already paid for with this kit requires an annual subscription. But don't worry, you can "cancel at any time." I ended up having to write to customer service to cancel. It took almost a month to get back to me. So I just completely deleted my account and scrubbed my DNA results (assuming they follow privacy laws). That whole process was annoying and left a bad taste in my mouth.
Ancestry was super easy to cancel. No issues there.
BOTTOM LINE
I think both are worth it given the varying results. The health data is interesting but not something I am putting much stake in. If I only had money for one, I would absolutely go with Ancestry.
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