Why Would I Take the AncestryDNA Test?

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• How Do I See My Results?

  When your AncestryDNA results are ready, you will receive an email from AncestryDNA notifying you, with a link to view your results. Your results will also be available online in your password-protected AncestryDNA account.

• Can a Woman Take This Test?

  Yes, both women and men can use AncestryDNA since they all carry the DNA that is being tested. In fact, men and women are tested in the same way for the same number of markers. Unlike some other DNA tests, which only analyze the Y-chromosome (and can only be taken by a male to …

• How Large is the Ancestrydna Database?

  AncestryDNA is the leader in DNA testing for family history and includes more than 5 million people who have taken the AncestryDNA test as well as the ability to access Ancestry, the world's largest online family history resource, which includes millions of family trees and ove…

• Can AncestryDNA Tell Me About My Native American Ethnicity?

  The AncestryDNA test may predict if you are at least partly Native American, which includes some tribes that are indigenous to North America, including the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The results do not currently provide a specific tribal affiliation. (Please note that your Ancest…

• What Will My Results Tell Me?

  Your AncestryDNA results include information about your ethnicity across 26 regions/ethnicities and identifies potential relatives through DNA matching to others who have taken the AncestryDNA test. Your results are a great starting point for more family history research, and i…