Male Ancestry Test

If you fall into a group that can be broken down into many sub groups then a further "Deep Clade Test" upgrade is available (for example what part of France or Sardinia).

The amount of ancestral information detail that can be revealed depends on the results established from testing the DNA. An individual that has a very old DNA lineage can usually be identified to a continental region such as Western Europe.

Younger lineages can be identified to more specific regions, such as Southwest North America. Very young Y-chromosome lineages could provide even more detailed, population specific information such as the example above for Sardinia.

The difference between the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum tests is in the numbers of markers tested (12-67). If the result will be used to determine if two or more individuals are related then a Gold test (37 markers) is recommended.

The additional markers refine the predicted time period in which two individuals are related and eliminate unrelated matches. A perfect match at thirty-seven markers indicates the two individuals share common ancestry in recent times.

If you are just interested in your deep ancestry then the Bronze test is ideal. However if you would like to find out if you share common ancestors around the world then we recommend the Silver or Gold tests.

The Platinum test is only needed if you are conducting a surname study whereby all participants tested have lived in the same area for a few hundred years and the lines cross quite often.

You can upgrade the test at any point although it is more cost effective to pay upfront for the test needed.

All include life-time access to the world's largest online database of over 500,000 individuals allowing you to find ancestral matches around the world.