Uploading to other sites: You will see that Ancestry and 23andMe do not permit uploads to their site, but the remaining three companies do. However, their DNA features and tools are often more sophisticated. They have the facility for uploading or linking to family trees but have no record sets, etc that will help you to develop your trees. The final two companies (Family Tree DNA or ‘FTDNA’ and 23andMe) are primarily DNA research and testing companies. Together, these UK-focused companies have the potential to provide a similar ‘seamless’ service as for the previous two, with a lot of new developments in the pipeline. One of the companies (Living DNA) has partnered exclusively with FindMyPast. When considering the differences between these five testing companies and the advantages or disadvantages of each it’s perhaps useful to bear in mind that two of the companies (Ancestry and MyHeritage) are primarily genealogy websites, providing tree-building, a huge number of record sets, and a DNA testing service that is increasingly dove-tailed into that. I’ve put together this table showing features of each testing company that are considered important by genealogists. My Heritage DNA – my experience is that more European testers use this company Living DNA – UK based, partnered with FindMyPast Here are the five testing companies, linked to their websites: Somewhere down the line you’ll find you can actually start to answer other people’s questions too. You can ask questions, including recommendations and preferences for the various testing companies as well as practical questions when your results are in. There, you’ll find people of all levels of understanding from complete beginner to advanced. I would also recommend joining an online discussion group, such as DNA Help for Genealogy on Facebook. You might also like to look at the following DNA Weekly Best Ancestry DNA Tests review, which is updated regularly. If you’d like to take a DNA test to help with your family tree building, follow the links to each company, look at their websites including privacy statements and terms & conditions, and then make your decision. I have no connection with any of these companies other than as a user, and am receiving no benefit whatsoever for including any of them in this review. However from my knowledge, gained through personal experience and through membership of online discussion groups, these are the companies most genealogists currently use. Other companies are available and if you come across them you can research and assess their benefits for yourself. Having spent the last few weeks introducing the topic of DNA testing for genealogy, the purpose of this post is to signpost you to the five main companies used for genetic genealogy testing by genealogists and family historians in the UK. Which companies offer autosomal DNA testing for genealogy? You can find out about that on the Get a DNA Test page of the government’s own website. The courts have very specific requirements for DNA testing to be used in legal hearings. IMPORTANT: This is not a post about testing for paternity issues, etc.
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