International Society of Genetic Genealogy

Data current as of: 6 Oct 2008				Argus Bioscience	DNA Ancestry	DNA Heritage	Ethnoancestry		Family Tree DNA1				GeneTree	GeoGene	National Geographic Genographic Project2	Oxford Ancestors
N/A - Not Applicable   N/T - Not Tested
HVR1 Bases Tested				16000-16569	16000-16569	16001-16568	16001-16389		16001-16569				16024-16569	16020-16380	16001-16569	16001-16400
HVR2 Bases Tested				1-575	1-390	1-400	See HVR3		1-574				1-437	N/T	N/T	N/T
HVR3 Bases Tested				See HVR2	N/T	401-576	440-700		See HVR2				438-576	N/T	N/T	N/T
HVR1 only				N/T	N/T	N/T	$179	$129	$129	$89	$99	$89	$99	$180	$99	$3123
Retail	Add On	Project	Project Add On
HVR2 upgrade				N/T	N/T	N/T	$139		$75				N/T	N/T	N/T4	N/T
HVR1+HVR2				$125	$179	$219	$249		$189	$159	$149	$139	$149	N/T	N/T4	N/T
Retail	Add On	Project	Project Add On
HVR3				Included in HVR2	N/A	Included	Included in HVR2		Included in HVR2				Included in HVR2	N/T	N/T	N/T
Full Sequence (mt-Genome)				N/T5	N/T	N/T	N/T		$495	$475	$449	$439	N/T	N/T	N/T	N/T
Retail	Add On	Project	Project Add On
Discount				Yes, by batch	No	No	Yes		Yes6				No	Yes7	No	No
Haplogroup SNP test				Yes	No	No	H & U8		Yes9				No	Yes	Yes9	Yes
Haplogroup determination				Yes	Yes	Yes	Some		Yes				Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Subclade testing				No	No	No	H-subclade only $209		All Current Through Full Sequence				No	No	No	No
Haplogroup chart				Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes				Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
mtDNA Projects				N/A	Yes	N/A	N/A		Yes				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DNA storage				No	Yes (Free) 20 years	No	Yes (Free) 25 years		Yes (Free) 25 years				No	DNA destroyed upon request	Yes (Free) 5 years	No
Sponsored public database				N/A	Yes10	N/A	N/A		Mitosearch				Yes11	N/A	N/A	MatriLine12
Lab(s) used				Argus	Sorenson Genomics	Sorenson Genomics	University of London		University of Arizona and Houston, Texas				Sorenson Genomics	University of London	University of Arizona	Oxford
Company headquarters				Belmont, California	Salt Lake City, Utah	England	Scotland		Houston, Texas				Salt Lake City, Utah	England	Washington DC	England
Year founded				2003	2007(2001)13	2003	2005		2000				2007(1997)14	2003	2005	2000

Notes

• 1) Family Tree DNA also processes tests for African DNA, along with its European subsidiary iGENEA, and DNA Ancestry & Family Origin.  Participants who join Family Tree DNA's database will have kit numbers that begin with 'A' from African DNA, 'E' from iGENEA, and 'M' from DNA Ancestry & Family Origin. National Geographic Genographic kit transfers begin with 'N'.
• 2) National Geographic Genographic Project is a 5-year project which commenced in April 2005. National Geographic's DNA processing company partner is Family Tree DNA. Genographic participants may opt to join a Family Tree DNA genealogical project once their results are in. Likewise, Family Tree DNA customers may upload their results to the Genographic Project for a $15 fee. However, both National Geographic and Family Tree DNA are separate entities and becoming a customer of one, does not automatically affiliate you with the other.
• 3) This price has been converted to U.S. dollars. Price is £180 (BP sterling)
• 4) If a National Geographic genographic participant transfers their results to Family Tree DNA then they receive the same discounts on upgrades as other Family Tree DNA customers.
• 5) Argus Bio: From the scrolling "News" box on the main Argus site as of 18 Dec 2007: " Dear Argus visitors: We have suspended the full length mitochondrial DNA sequencing as we investigate next-generation technologies. We hope this will allow dramatically reduced prices. Thank you for your interest in our products. David Whyte"
• 6) For existing Family Tree DNA members, additional discounts may apply to kits where previous mtDNA tests have been ordered.
• 7) If the GeoFather and GeoMother test are ordered combined then the second test at 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.
• 8) Ethnoancestry: Only haplogroups H and U are SNP confirmed. All other haplogroups predicted. (Souce)
• 9) At Family Tree DNA and the National Geographic Genographic Project, all mitochondrial DNA is SNP confirmed for free.
• 10) The DNA Ancestry database allows users to upload results from other companies/labs.
• 11) GeneTree users may upload their result from other DNA companies.
• 12) Oxford's MatriLine is partially accessible to the public. The database is viewable, but only Oxford customers may add to it, and contact any matches.
• 13) DNA Ancestry took over the consumer marketing and database assets of Relative Genetics in 2007.
• 14) GeneTree was founded in 1997 as a relationship/forensic DNA testing company.  In 2007, Sorenson Companies acquired Houston-based Indentigene and merged its services with GeneTree. (Source)  GeneTree was relaunched as a genetic genealogy testing company on October 23, 2007. (Source)