Ethnic Origins DNA Testing Company Comparison
A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP - pronounced "snip") is a change that occurs when a single nucleotide (A, T, G, or C) in the genome sequence is altered. A person's multiple SNPs create a unique DNA pattern that can identify deep ancestral origins on a direct paternal or direct maternal line.
Autosomal
| Data current as of:
20 March 2007 |
AncestryByDNA (DNAPrint) |
DNA Tribes | Family Tree DNA | GeneTree | Trace Genetics |
| Cost | $240 | $199.99 | $184/$257 | $240 | $240 |
| Discount | On upgrades | $25 for updates | On pkgs & add-ons | $650 for all 3 | 7-15%5 |
| African ancestry test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| African tribe identified? | No | Yes | No | Maybe | No |
| Native American test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NA tribe identified? | No | Yes | No | Maybe | No |
| Jewish ancestry test | N/A | Yes1 | N/A2 | N/A | N/A |
| Scientific database | Yes | Yes | Yes3 | Yes | Yes |
| Is scientific database private? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Are scientific papers
used? If yes, are results conclusive? |
No | Yes/Yes | Yes/No | Yes/No | No |
| Sponsored public database | N/A | No | Y-Match4 | N/A | N/A |
| DNA storage | No | No | Yes (Free) 25 yrs. |
Yes ($200) 20 yrs |
Yes (Free) 1 yr. |
| Lab(s) used | In-house | Genetic
Testing Laboratories |
FTDNA's Genomics Research Center | AncestryByDNA | AncestryByDNA |
| Company hdqrts | Sarasota, Florida | Arlington, VA | Houston, Texas | Salt Lake City, Utah | Richmond, CA |
| Year founded | 2000 | 2006 | 2000 | 1997 | 2003 |
SNP - Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
| Data current as of:
20 March 2007 |
African Ancestry |
AncestryByDNA (DNAPrint) |
Ethnoancestry | Family Tree DNA | GeneTree | GeoGene | Trace Genetics |
| Cost | $349/$349 (Y-DNA/mtDNA) |
$219 (Y-DNA) |
$1256 (Y-DNA) |
$79 (Y-DNA8) |
$245 (Y-DNA/mtDNA) |
$185 (Y-DNA) |
$219 (Y-DNA/mtDNA) |
| Discount | $590 for any 2 tests |
On upgrades |
On upgrades7 | N/A | $650 for all 3 | 15-30%10 | 7-15%11 |
| African ancestry test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| African tribe identified? | Sometimes | No | No | No | Maybe | No | Yes |
| Native American test | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| NA tribe identified? | Sometimes | No | No | No | Maybe | No | No |
| Jewish ancestry test | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A |
| Cohanim Test? | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | N/A | No | N/A |
| Scientific database | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Is scientific database private? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No9 | Yes | No | Yes |
| Are scientific papers
used? If yes, are results conclusive? |
Yes/Yes | No | Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes/No | Yes/Yes | Yes/No |
| Sponsored public database | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y-Search/ Mitosearch |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| DNA storage | No | No | Yes (Free) 25 yrs. |
Yes (Free) 25 yrs. |
Yes ($200) 20 yrs |
DNA destroyed upon request | Yes (Free) 1 yr. |
| Lab(s) used | Sorensen Genomics | In-house | U of London/ Marligen |
Univ. of Arizona | Sorensen Genomics | Univ. of London | Trace Genetics |
| Company hdqrts | Washington DC | Sarasota, Florida | Scotland | Houston, Texas | Salt Lake City, Utah | England | Richmond, CA |
| Year founded | 2003 | 2000 | 2005 | 2000 | 1997 | 2003 | 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.
2See SNP chart - compared to Cohanim Modal Haplotype (CMH).
3Omnipop scientific database utilized for comparisons.
4Y-Match database sponsored by DNA-Fingerprint; a company that merged with Family Tree DNA in 2006.
5Discounts for those who order 5 -9 tests at 7% and if they order 10 or > tests than the discount is %15. All of the test must be ordered at one time.
6The basic Marligen SNP test is $125. Specialty SNPs can be ordered starting at $129, i.e. Pictish, Norse, Mongolian, Chinese, etc. Visit site for complete listings and details.
7Discounts occur after paying the $49 extraction fee. If the client's DNA is already on file, then it is $39 to test a special SNP marker. Package deals also available.
8Family Tree DNA SNP confirms all mitochondrial DNA results at no charge. Y-chromosome SNPs are predicted using STRs, but if the result is ambiguous, FTDNA will test the SNP for free under their "SNP Assurance Program". The $79 price is for deep subclade testing.
9Family Tree DNA Dr. Hammer's database
10 If the GeoFather and GeoMother test are ordered combined then the second test receives a 30% discount. GeoGene also offers a discount to ISOGG members. Enter "Isogg" into the Gift Voucher Discount Code on the order form for an additional 15% discount.
11Sub-haplogrouping for Y Haplogroups for Q and C to check for Native American origins, this sub-grouping is free, but the price will change.
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