Ethnic Origins DNA Testing Company Comparison
| Data current as of:
3 August 2005 |
African Ancestry |
AncestryByDNA (DNAPrint) |
DNA Tribes | Family Tree DNA | GeneTree | Trace Genetics |
| Type of DNA tested | Y-DNA/mtDNA | Autosomal | Autosomal | Y-DNA/mtDNA | Y-DNA/mtDNA Autosomal |
Y-DNA/mtDNA Autosomal |
| Cost | $349/$349 | $219 | $199 | $159/$129 | $245/$219 | $200/$200 $270 NA3 mtDNA |
| Discount | $590 for any 2 tests | On upgrades | $25 for updates | On pkgs & add-ons | $650 for all 3 | 10% 15 or more |
| African ancestry test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| African tribe identified? | Sometimes | No | Yes | No | Maybe | Yes |
| Native American test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NA tribe identified? | Sometimes | No | Yes | No | Maybe | Yes |
| Jewish ancestry test | N/A | N/A | Yes1 | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Cohanim gene identified? | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Scientific database | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Is scientific database private? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No2 | Yes | Yes |
| Are scientific papers
used? If yes, are results conclusive? |
Yes/Yes | No | Yes/Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No |
| Sponsored public database | N/A | N/A | No | Y-Search/ Mitosearch |
N/A | N/A |
| DNA storage | No | No | No | Yes (Free) 25 yrs. |
Yes ($200) 20 yrs |
No |
| Lab(s) used | Sorensen Genomics | In-house | Genetic
Testing Laboratories |
Univ. of Arizona | Sorensen Genomics | Trace Genetics |
| Company hdqrts | Washington DC | Sarasota, Florida | Arlington, VA | Houston, Texas | Salt Lake City, Utah | Richmond, CA |
| Year founded | 2003 | 2000 | 2006 | 2000 | 1997 | 2003 |
1DNA Tribes database currently includes the following Jewish populations: Ashkenazi, Oriental (from Iran and Iraq), Israeli (of diverse origins), North African (from Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya), Sephardi (from Turkey), and Chuetas from Majorca, Spain, descendants of Jewish converts to Catholicism.
2Family Tree DNA Dr. Hammer's database
3Native American
African Ancestry, DNA Tribes, Family Tree DNA, Genetic Testing
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