AncestryDNA® Learning Hub

 

AncestryDNA® Learning Hub

 

AncestryDNA® Learning Hub

Learning about DNA basics can help you understand your complex genetic story—your DNA connections to people and places as well as inherited traits.

Selecting a DNA Testing Kit

Thinking about learning more about yourself with a DNA testing kit? There are a few things to consider. From the type of test, to privacy, to what taking the test involves, here are a few of the top factors in choosing a DNA testing kit.

Learn more about Selecting a DNA Test Kit

Featured AncestryDNA Articles

Reading Your Ethnicity Estimate

DNA ancestral region results are reports that use DNA testing to provide information about a person's ancestral origins. AncestryDNA analyzes a person's genetic makeup and compares it to reference populations from various regions around the world to estimate the person's genetic origins.
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AncestryDNA Test Accuracy and Precision

Your AncestryDNA test results are the product of a multi-step process. There is no single measure of AncestryDNA test accuracy. Instead, the accuracy and precision of each step can be measured independently.
Read more about test accuracy

How does the AncestryDNA test differ from other DNA tests?

AncestryDNA uses an autosomal DNA test that surveys a person’s entire genome at over 700,000 locations. It covers both the maternal and paternal sides of the family tree.
Read more about AncestryDNA

Types of DNA Testing

There are multiple types of DNA tests. The most common ones are Y-DNA testing, autosomal DNA testing, and mitochondrial DNA testing, (mtDNA testing). To understand their differences, it can help to know how DNA is organized.
Learn more about DNA Tests

All About DNA

Going Beyond AncestryDNA

AncestryDNA Traits

What makes you, you? Learn how certain characteristics may be passed down in your DNA.

Ancestry Family History Learning Hub

Learn how to find generations of your family and their stories on Ancestry®.

Ancestry Academy

Curious but not sure where to start? Find insights, inspiration, and inroads to help you make your own discoveries.

AncestryDNA® Learning Hub

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AncestryDNA® Learning Hub

Featured Articles

Featured Articles

What to expect from your AncestryDNA test results

If you’re not sure what to expect, here is a quick run-down on several of the features you can look forward to.
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How does AncestryDNA work

You may know that AncestryDNA can tell you about your family history using nothing more than a small saliva sample. But exactly how do we do it?
Take a look…

Counting cousins—explaining second, third, and fourth cousins.

What do people mean when they say “fourth cousin,” or “third cousin twice removed”?
Take a look…

How AncestryDNA Can Take You Beyond the Adoption Registry

If you hit a dead end with an adoption registry, an AncestryDNA® test could be a good next step.
Take a look…

Featured Articles

Featured Articles

What to expect from your AncestryDNA test results

If you’re not sure what to expect, here is a quick run-down on several of the features you can look forward to.
Take a look...

How does AncestryDNA work

You may know that AncestryDNA can tell you about your family history using nothing more than a small saliva sample. But exactly how do we do it?
Take a look…

Counting cousins—explaining second, third, and fourth cousins.

What do people mean when they say “fourth cousin,” or “third cousin twice removed”?
Take a look…

How AncestryDNA Can Take You Beyond the Adoption Registry

If you hit a dead end with an adoption registry, an AncestryDNA® test could be a good next step.
Take a look…

Getting Started with AncestryDNA®

Getting Started with AncestryDNA®

Genes 101

The DNA Code

The Genome

Genotype

Phenotype

DNA Strands

Genes 101

The DNA Code

The Genome

Genotype

Phenotype

DNA Strands

Genes 101

The DNA Code

The Genome

Genotype

Phenotype

DNA Strands

Genes 101

The DNA Code

The Genome

Genotype

Phenotype

DNA Strands