If so, which institutions do this and do you pay any money or is it for free since they can use your data in their research?
2007-10-13 12:30:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
National Geographic is doing something like that. I think it costs $99
2007-10-13 16:03:45 · answer #1 · answered by Paladin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, I have heard that some has been done for free, as you say, for research. I do not know of any doing it for free at this time.
Yes, you can find out your origins through a DNA tests. Not "ancient", but centuries ago.
I used www.familytreedna.com. They sent a kit with two swabs; I rubbed the insides of my cheeks, sent the kit back and weeks later got the results in the mail. I can also access their website with my own password protected webpages showing ancestry for my Mom, for my Dad, which at this point is all over the globe.
A lot of it ties in directly with my paper trail, so the one reinforces the other.
There are a lot of them out there, some tailored for Jews, some for American Natives, some for Africans, so choose the one that works best for you.
2007-10-13 19:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's true, you can. but the testing costs a lot of money. and the results are only for one gene in your entire genetic code. so it only gives you a VERY small bit of insight.
if you want my opinion, it isn't worth it.
2007-10-14 01:42:33 · answer #3 · answered by Emalope 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea, but why do you want to know. It costs a lot of money and knowing the answer won't change who you are inside.
2007-10-13 19:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine&smiles 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah, I guess so. Otherwise, anthropologists wont find ways to do their jobs.
but I agree, it wont change the things which have happened to us.
2007-10-14 07:08:17 · answer #5 · answered by Matapena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋