What will a consumer learn? Autosomal DNA tests utilize DNA from the 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes. Autosomal DNA is inherited from both parents. Therefore, an autosomal DNA test may be taken by either a male or a female.
Ancestry, Family Tree and 23 and Me is designed to trace all of the lines (5 generations and beyond) using your autosomal DNA. It will confidently identify relationships for five generations. Ancestry, Family Tree and 23 and Me tests thousands of data points on the 22 autosomal chromosomes.
The results are then compared to others in the Ancestry, Family Tree and 23 and Me