!Learn about your ancestry from DNA analysis in your home
Have you ever thought about knowing your origin and historical roots? And did you imagine that you have relatives whose origin goes back to the same great-grandfather of the family that descended from its dynasty, but you do not know their existence to disperse you in different parts of the earth? …Now you can know your ethnicity and geographical area by analyzing your DNA.
Among the most famous companies that provide this service is 23andme, which specializes in providing DNA analysis services to any person, so that he can obtain information related to his origin, lineage, ancestors, and many genetic information.
Today we will show you how to use 23andme to make your own DNA test kits from home so you can find out about your ancestry at a fraction of the cost.
How can you do a DNA test from your home through 23andme, and what are the prices?
23andMe offers two versions of its test: the first version costs $199 to give you 75 online reports about your health and ancestry, while the second version costs $99 to determine your ancestry and know your lineage only. Currently, there is a 30% discount valid until August 9th.
The process takes place through three steps, and everything is done inside your home without going to any analysis laboratories, and without taking a blood sample.
First Step: Submit an application for the service and pay the cost
These include selecting the type of test either for Health + Ancestry or for Ancestry Determination only, then entering your details and paying for your saliva sample preservation kit which will usually arrive within 3 to 5 days via express shipping.
The second step: preparing a saliva sample and sending it to the company
After you receive the saliva sample preservation kit from the company, you will find with it documents that contain the instructions that must be followed before placing the sample in the tube sent to you with the sample preservation kit. After that, you must create an account on the company's website, where you will be asked to enter the barcode number on your tube. The site will link it to your account, and after completion, you will ship the saliva sample saved in the designated kit back to the company.
Third Step: Receive reports specifying your lineage and ethnic origin
The company performs the analysis on your saliva sample and within approximately 6-8 weeks an email is sent to you informing you that your reports are ready in your account on the site, where you can log into your account and discover what your DNA says about you.
?What scientific process does 23andMe use to analyze your DNA
23andMe uses a technique called genotyping to analyze your DNA and after the analysis is completed a proprietary algorithm processes the results to determine your ethnicity and geographic area of origin.
In the version of the Health and Ancestry test, health reports can tell you information about your physical traits such as whether you are likely to have curly hair, and provide reports about a person's genetic risk of certain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and certain mutations associated with an increased risk of Having breast cancer.
Customers also get access to a tool called DNA Relatives, which allows 23andMe users to sign up as a way to connect with other users in the system who may be relatives.
As for the version of the genealogy test only, you will know your origin, your ancestors, and which geographical regions your genes mimic, and you will also get the advantage of communicating with DNA relatives.
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