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Best for the money that is.
One can spend many hundreds on some tests.
Been wanting to do this for some time.
May want more details than the standard ones provide, but this article gives a good look at where to start.
Just got Ancestry.com promo for their test at a very reasonable $59. in my Yahoo mail, which spurred a search yielding...
PS: 'Forbe's Finds' takes advertising that may influence the results.
APR 16, 2018 - Forbes
The Best DNA Ancestry Test
The Best DNA Ancestry Test
[.....]We narrowed down our picks from 15 US-based contenders to five by selected services that were under $400, and by identifying the services which had large databases of DNA reference samples. According to the experts that we spoke to, most services use the same techniques and offer similar results. A large databases is the differentiator which contributes to accuracy. Our tested DNA services include AncestryDNA, 23andMe, African Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, and National Geographic.
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We tested our picks using a panel of seven participants. The three men and four women have known ancestry from South Asia, Africa, Europe, East Asia, Polynesia, the Middle East, and (native) North America. After gathering at our offices in the New York Times building, participants registered their kits online and swabbed the inside of their cheeks, or spit into a tube, to provide their DNA samples.
After participants received their results, we conducted a survey which posed questions about how ancestry information was displayed, and how easy or difficult it was to further analyze results.
Our pick: AncestryDNA
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One can spend many hundreds on some tests.
Been wanting to do this for some time.
May want more details than the standard ones provide, but this article gives a good look at where to start.
Just got Ancestry.com promo for their test at a very reasonable $59. in my Yahoo mail, which spurred a search yielding...
PS: 'Forbe's Finds' takes advertising that may influence the results.
APR 16, 2018 - Forbes
The Best DNA Ancestry Test
The Best DNA Ancestry Test
[.....]We narrowed down our picks from 15 US-based contenders to five by selected services that were under $400, and by identifying the services which had large databases of DNA reference samples. According to the experts that we spoke to, most services use the same techniques and offer similar results. A large databases is the differentiator which contributes to accuracy. Our tested DNA services include AncestryDNA, 23andMe, African Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, and National Geographic.
[.....]
We tested our picks using a panel of seven participants. The three men and four women have known ancestry from South Asia, Africa, Europe, East Asia, Polynesia, the Middle East, and (native) North America. After gathering at our offices in the New York Times building, participants registered their kits online and swabbed the inside of their cheeks, or spit into a tube, to provide their DNA samples.
After participants received their results, we conducted a survey which posed questions about how ancestry information was displayed, and how easy or difficult it was to further analyze results.
Our pick: AncestryDNA
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