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    Best DNA tests 2024: Explore your ancestry with one of these top kits

    by Tania Leslau Mar 07, 2024 5 minutes
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    Home DNA tests are an accessible way to gain an extensive understanding of your heritage, family history and diaspora.

    Tests are becoming increasingly affordable and genetic databases are expanding every day, giving you a chance to discover your roots without costing an arm and a leg.

    Will you uncover your family’s deepest darkest secrets? A DNA sample can delineate one’s ethnicity, ancestral migrations, extended family and DNA matches. How? DNA testing, or genetic ancestry testing, involves the comparison of DNA belonging to an individual with other DNA submitted from people across the globe.

    It’s typically conducted for mitochondrial DNA and is analysed via state-of-the-art technology. Following the test, you will receive a detailed genetic picture of who you really are using information plucked from the testing company’s existing database.

    As humans, we are intrinsically curious creatures. Wanting to explore more about ourselves is natural and while these tests may initially seem trivial, there are certain unexpected results.

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