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How to use 23andMe

The company 23andMe ( ) claims to empower people to decode their genetics and take control of their own health. Its personal genome service was introduced in 2007, and was Invention of the Year for 2008. 23andMe’s testing service also provides many interesting ancestry features for genealogists. It was the first company to launch an autosomal DNA relative-matching service with its ‘Relative Finder’ feature (now known as ‘DNA Relatives’)

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