AncestryDNA | What Happens to My AncestryDNA Saliva Sample When it Arrives at the Lab? | Ancestry

What happens to my AncestryDNA saliva sample when it arrives at the lab? Head of AncestryDNA, Ken Chahine, explains.

From passing through our automated DNA extraction system to entering a process called 'genotyping', there are a number of stages involved in processing your DNA saliva sample within our lab.

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[ritaviolarain]

I have such Gratitude for Ancestry, I am in my 60's & I finally was able to confirm who My Dad is. It was one of the happiest days of my whole

[posted-minutes-ago]

You guys work pretty fast ! I got my kit on the 24th of this month, sent it back the same day I got it & I just seen it’s already back at the lab! I can’t wait to find out who I am . My mother left when I was 11 & my Dad overdosed 5 years after that & the only grandparent I had was my grandmother who died almost 6 years after my Dad. So I don’t know who I am exactly, glad I finally took the step to do it !

[IdoraCruzInofre-xkwv]

Thanks to DNA kit that came to me, I already sent my DNA almost a month ago just waiting for the result hoping that I will going to find out who's my biological father that I been looking for a very long time.

[nick]

I just ordered your kit! It's arriving tomorrow! Can't wait to do this.I just hope that I get results!

[MichaelRatcliff]

I have had two failed results now. What am I doing wrong or what should I do different? I wake up in the morning and did the supply before drinking or eating anything.

Please help

[itsrieriesworld]

Does the saliva dna last or doesn’t dry out before it reaches to the lab? Depending on where it’s shipping from?

[northchurch]

So like are these results going to change frequently? Mine changed drastically in the span of a month

[carolinechow]

We sent in our samples, activated, three weeks ago but states shipment still in progress. Does it usually take this long?

[elizabethc]

how long does it take to get your results after the genotyping or "DNA analyzing" is completed?

[alexsaber]

How long does it usually take to analyze the test?

[johanfunes]

Does the saliva evaporate in the tube while it gets sent to the lab?

[spideyman]

I’m excited but nervous to take the test I was adopted and told that I was half Sicilian and half American Irish. Hope it’s not all lies.😕

[TakeshiKaneshiro]

Will the processing time take longer if I ordered the kit on Black Friday and shipped it in mid-December right around the holidays?

[k-counseling]

I sent it in 12-27-23; still have no results.

[IdoraCruzInofre-xkwv]

There is something wrong and happening about DNA result, someone else claiming it and not the original owner of the DNA kit result I hope this will going to be investigate this is happening in Philippines American soldiers real left behind childrens needed help and needed to be heard 😢😢😢

[syedfawaz]

My ancestry kit has been sitting in my desk for 4 years now. Will it still be good and work fine? Thanks

[jeanettehernandez]

How long dies the sample processing portion take?

[phoenixmoon]

So cool. I just did mine I hope it’s messed up. A smidge on the line it over but couldn’t get it perfect

[NexHokage]

I’m about to do it. I have small lips, small eyes, black, no eyelashes, but my family says I’m all African idkkkk

[bamascubaman]

This might be the least informative YouTube video I've seen yet.