You’d Be Amazed - What is the best DNA Test?

This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive DNA test kit review video. Our experts break down all the pros and cons of the most popular DNA test kits on the market so that you can choose the right DNA test kit for you.

The best DNA test kit for you depends on what your motivation is for buying one in the first place. Are you interested because you want to learn more about your ancestry and genealogy, or is it because you want to get a better understanding of your health and wellness? Or maybe it’s because you want to find long-lost relatives. Whatever it may be, this video will help you find the right one.

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00:00 Intro
02:59 Three important things to know

Best DNA Test(s) for:
04:30 1. Ancestry: General
05:40 2. Ancestry: European
06:30 3. Ancestry: Professional
07:35 4. Family Finder
09:00 5. Health: Chronic Disease
10:00 6. Health: Inherited Disease
11:20 7. Wellness: Diet & Fitness

12:12 Closing & Introducing Genomelink!

Reference:

Y-DNA, mtDNA, and Autosomal DNA Tests

How Do I Trace My Maternal and Paternal Heritage with MyHeritage DNA?

DNA Q&A: 23andMe vs. FamilyTreeDNA mtDNA Results

Does 23andMe Test mtDNA? (See Sample Results)

Does 23andMe Test Y-DNA? (See Example Results)

[MrGloriousPen]

I also had my heritage tested and purchased the global ancestry result kit from GenomeLink. The results were more detailed but different. My heritage too
47% west asia
27% Greek and Southern Italy
14% central asia
7% middle east
3.5% turned out to be Ashkenazi
In Genomelink
12 ethnicities in total
28% italy
18% near east
16% north west europe
12% iberia
7% Greek, Balkan and others appeared. I don't know why such different results 😮‍💨

[tajwalton]

Very cool! Makes me want to try a few different tests.

[raysalmon]

203] And so it goes everytime the enzyme encounters a T (i.e., has occasion to add an A to the chain); if by chance it selects a normal A, the chain continues, but in the case of a ddA the chain terminates there. Where does this leave us? At the end of this experiment, we have a whole slew of chains of varying lengths copied from the template DNA; what do they all have in common? They all end with a ddA. Now, imagine the same process carried out for each of the other three bases: in the case of T, for instance, we use a mix of normal A, T, G, and C plus ddT; the resultant molecules will be either CCGGAddT or CCGGATCAddT. Having staged the reaction all four ways once with ddA, once with ddT, once with ddG, and once with ddC—we have four sets of DNA chains: one consists of chains ending in ddA, one with chains ending with ddT, and so on. How can we sort all these minichains according to their respective, slightly varying lengths, so that we can infer the sequence? First, we can do the sorting by placing the DNA fragments on a plate full of a special gel and placing the plate of gel in an electric field. In the pull of the electric field the DNA molecules are forced to migrate through the gel, and the speed with which a particular minichain will travel is a function of its size: short chains travel faster than long ones. Within a fixed interval of time, the small est fragment, in our case a simple ddC, will travel farthest; the next smallest, CddC, will travel a slightly shorter distance; and the next one, CCddG, a slightly shorter one still. Now Sanger's trick should be clear: by reading off the relative positions of all these minichains after a timed race through our gel, we can infer the sequence of our piece of DNA: first is a C, then another C, then a G, and so on
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[arturohull]

The most important ones for me are Global, European and fitness. Genomelink confirmed that Im Spanish and Portuguese and that I am a strength athlete. Maybe that’s why I depend more on strength and acceleration as a footballer.

[ilhambudi]

U should accept raw data from other DNA test companies too, not only those 3.

[doubleutee]

But does Genomelink has an equivalent to My Heritage's "Genetic Groups" or Ancestry's "Genetic Communities?" They are said to be more accurate than ethnicity estimates. Also, are My Heritage's genetic groups accurate for those whom are not of European heritage?

[fendibondie]

I was more Asian in geno and more Native American in 23 and me.

[coco-cliveasmrgenealogy]

I don't have Italian. And I do have Scandinavian according to Ancestry dna.

They got African countries right, Asia too, but I'm NOT Italian or North American, they are mistaken it for my East Asian background with China or Korean or Siberian which is Swedish/Danish.