Will my test results be kept
confidential?
Yes. Eastern Biotech & Life Sciences
will not use your DNA for any other purpose
than for the services you have requested.
Your results will be disclosed only to you,
unless you specifically instruct us otherwise,
and your DNA will be destroyed after your
results have been dispatched.
Why would I want to take a genetic
test?
Our service was created for the serious
amateurs and the professional genealogists
who wish to extend their family trees by
confirming a link where no conventional
source records exist. In some cases our
tests can also be used to determine if a
person is part of a larger group of people:
for example, Jews will be able to confirm
they are of Cohanim lineage.
Our tests are also perfect for individuals
who want to perform Surname-based family
tree reconstruction projects.
What are the costs of the tests
offered by DNA Ancestry?
Our "mtDNA" test used for both
males and females, and our "Y-DNA"
designed to match males (often with the
same or similar surnames) are priced, respectively
at $129 and $159. We also offer a "Y-DNA12+mtDNA"
which combines both tests above (and is
for males who want to test and database
both their mothers' and fathers' lineage).
The Y-DNA12+mtDNA is $229. We also offer
the worlds' only "Cohanim" test,
which will identify those people who share
this set of markers with the family of the
Biblical character Aaron.
Our newest tests Y-DNA37 ($289) and mtDNAPlus
($189) are designed to tighten the time
to the MRCA by offering the greatest number
of markers tested of any genealogical product
on the market.
Our Y-DNA and mtDNA can also verify Native
American ancestry for either the male or
female side. They are designed to tell you
from which immigration to the new world
your male or female family progenitor arrived.
To successfully take this test your lines
of descent must be female to female to female
(or male to male to male) all the way back
to the person who was 100% of Native Ancestry.
How is the test performed?
Your genetic test kit consists of a cheek
scraper and a collection tube. In about
five minutes, you will be able to read the
instructions and perform a painless cheek
scraping. The effect of using the scraper
is about the same as brushing your cheek
with a soft bristle toothbrush. A backup
scraper & tube is included to insure
that a good sample is obtained by our lab.
We intend that you use them both!
Then what happens?
After you have placed your order, a genetic
test kit and instructions will be mailed
to you. Upon its' return your genetic sample
will be processed, and the results will
be entered into our secure, private and
confidential non-web-based genetic library.
A comparison between your specific genetic
markers and those of others in the database
will then be performed and you will be notified
if another person matches your results perfectly.
If the marker analysis shows that
I carry a problematic gene, will I be informed?
No. We won't know if you show positive for
a disease, as we are only testing your DNA
to look at 12, 25 or 37 specific Loci on
the Y Chromosome.
How long will it take for me to
get my results?
From the time you return the two specimens
to us it will take approximately seven weeks
to test your DNA sample, analyze the specimens
and compare the results to data in the existing
genetic library.
How far back can you determine
a genetic link?
All genetic tests from DNA Ancestry will
provide you a probability that you and another
person, who have an exact match, will have
your Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA)
within a range of time backwards. Our 12
marker test gives you the following range:
7 generations (50%) likelihood & 29
generations (95%) likelihood. Using our
25 marker test the 50% likelihood drops
to 3 generations and the 95% to 13 generations.
The 37-marker test tightens further to 2
generations (50%) and the 95% to 7 generations.
When should I use a genetic testing
service?
We work in conjunction with existing genealogical
records and our tests help you fill in the
gaps where no records exist.
To be clear, we can determine descent from
your father's father or your mother's mother.
That means in the case of an individual's
great-grandparent's generation, we can determine
a link to two of your eight great-grandparents.
You can, however, easily determine other
family links by obtaining DNA samples from
your male and female cousins.
