Do It Yourself DNA Testing
DNA testing was popularized only in recent years mainly due to
having it extremely handy when it comes to high-profile criminal
investigations as well as in paternity cases. DNA, otherwise
known as deoxyribonucleic acid, is most commonly used in trying
to prove the relationship of an individual to another person,
that linking is aimed at trying to determine whether or not
those two people are related or not.
1. New Testing Methods
There are also various new tests that have been created in
recent years, however, which have also turned to DNA testing, a
highly popular tool for determining a person's ancestry. As DNA
is passed down from one generation of your family to the next,
there are some parts that still remain almost unchanged. This
creates the highly unbreakable link between family generations
and through DNA testing. DNA testing can also be of great help
when trying to reconstruct one's family history
2. Paternity Tests
However, DNA testing, in spite of its many benefits is not able
to provide you with your entire family tree or be able to tell
you who your ancestors are. DNA testing can, however, determine
if you are related to the other person whom you have the test
with. DNA testing can also determine if you and that other
person have a same ancestor. DNA testing will also be able to
provide you with the information that you will be needing in
order to prove or negate the research you have been able to
obtain about your family tree. Lastly, through DNA testing, you
will be provided with clues in regards to your ethnic origin.
3. How DNA Testing Works
DNA testing has been around for so many years yet is has only
gotten quite a following only recently since a lot of people can
not afford the incredibly high rates that they will be charged
for their DNA testing. However, there are home DNA testing kits
which can either be ordered through the mail or even over the
internet at a price which is still befitting of one's budget
(less that $300 to be exact) and all you have to do is to just
be able to obtain a sample of your cells through a cotton swab
or through a mouthwash, it really is fairly easy to do.
Then you have to be able to send those samples back to the lab
for your DNA testing wherein you will have to wait for around a
month or even two months before you get the results of your DNA
testing. The DNA testing results are a series of numbers that
represent the key chemical markers within your DNA. These
numbers can be compared with the results from other individuals
who took the DNA test in order to help you determine your
ancestry.
When it comes to DNA testing, one must be extremely patient
waiting for the results - and whatever the result you get from
your DNA test, just accept it as the tests are over 99%
accurate.