LivingDNA

The LivingDNA goes beyond the industry standard family-line ancestry, known as autosomal DNA, and offers you data from your maternal line as well. If you're a man, the test can also look into your paternal ancestors. This is a more detailed type of testing that most competitors do not offer, and it can provide you with an additional layer of insight. However, the test is more expensive than the industry standard, and the findings can take up to 12 weeks to arrive.

LivingDNA test results span back 10 generations and cover 80 different places throughout the world, allowing you to obtain highly accurate and particular information about your family history. In addition, the results include a map called "Your Ancestry Through History," which is a kind of timeline that you can use to trace your family's movement across thousands of years.

How to use:

• Your LivingDNA kit will arrive in a box with instructions for online activation.
• The cotton swab is then used to scrape inside your cheek, and the swab is placed back into the attached bag to be returned to the company.
• The test results will be available online in 12 weeks.

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