Top questions about AncestryDNA
Once you order, you will receive the AncestryDNA kit in the mail in a matter of days. Your AncestryDNA kit includes full instructions, a saliva collection tube, and a prepaid return mailer (so you don't have additional costs to return your DNA.) After returning your sample by just dropping it in the mail, your DNA is processed at the lab.
About AncestryDNA®
Thanks to advances in DNA technology, we can compare your DNA to samples from around the world to find out more about your family’s background. able to provide enhanced DNA matching. AncestryDNA examines a much broader range of your DNA than Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA tests do, and provides matches from both sides of your family.
AncestryDNA®
Dec 18, 2024 · Connect a public family tree to your DNA results by signing in to your Ancestry account and clicking the DNA tab. From your DNA homepage, click "Link to Tree" under your name. Click a tree name or click “Start a tree” and then Link DNA results. Unlink a tree from your DNA test from the "Settings" button in the top-right corner of your...
What to Expect from AncestryDNA®
DNA matches are other AncestryDNA® members who share DNA with you. With DNA matches turned on, you can see a list of your matches and how you may be related. They’ll also be able to see you on their match lists. Your list of DNA matches will show you how related you are to the people you match with. Here's what your list may look like.
AncestryDNA® and Memberships
Ancestry® Pro Tools gives you access to advanced DNA and family history tools designed to improve your tree’s accuracy and showcase the people in your tree like never before. Separate Ancestry® family history memberships required.
What is AncestryDNA® Matching?
How DNA can be passed down from a common ancestor. In level A, the two blue bars represent the DNA of one ancestor, and the two red bars represent the DNA of the other ancestor. Individuals B, C, and D are distant descendants of the people in A. They share different amounts of inherited DNA from these common ancestors with each other. How it works
AncestryDNA® Regions, Subregions, and Journeys FAQ
We compare your DNA to this reference panel to determine your possible ancestry from hundreds up to a thousand years ago. Our Genetic Communities™ technology identifies ancestral journeys, which are groups of AncestryDNA members who likely share fairly recent ancestors from the same region or culture.
Locating AncestryDNA® Results
(You need an Ancestry membership for this feature.) Matches: other AncestryDNA® members who share DNA with you. These are your genetic relatives. (You need to have matches turned on to get them.) Traits: personal characteristics influenced by your DNA, the environment, or both—like eye color, risk-taking, athletic ability, and more.
AncestryDNA® Matches
From any page on Ancestry, click the DNA tab and select Matches. Look through your list of matches. Don’t see your matches? Matches are sorted by how closely they’re related to you, with the closest predicted relationships appearing first and the most distant relationships last–this is also the amount of DNA you share, from most to least.
AncestryDNA® Registration Troubleshooting
If your registration code doesn't have 15 characters, make sure your DNA test is from Ancestry, not another company. Enter a birth year within the past 120 years Make sure you’re entering only the year, not the day or month. Entering the day or month first can cause this message. A page or button doesn’t work