On the basis of your existing test results from the simple product, your sample is analyzed against 15 standard STR markers, also called CODIS markers. Your values for these genetic systems are compared with the database of STR frequencies known as atDNA 11.4.
This report takes about two weeks once we receive your order. It will be uploaded to your online account as a pdf and can be downloaded, printed and shared.
The 18 Marker Ethnic Panel checks your lab report for 18 distinctive numerical values scattered through your genetic material. These markers were discovered by DNA Consultants. They have been linked to early human migrations branching out of Africa into Asia, Native America and Europe as shown on our map. Two are Native American.
Your report tells you if you have a Native American marker from one parent, from both, or from neither. It is not possible to say which parent you get a marker from if you only receive one variant, but two are an indication of ancestry of that ethnicity on both mother’s and father’s side. Read about autosomal markers.
Check out our latest publication on American Indian history, Cherokee DNA Studies II: More Real People Who Proved the Geneticists Wrong
Disclaimer: This is a forensic DNA test based in part on publicly available tribal American Indian data published in J. Ng et al, “Native American Population Data Based on the Globalfiler® Autosomal STR loci,” Forensic Science International: Genetics 24:e12-e13. This is a non-chain-of custody test and cannot be used for legal or administrative purposes. It does not yield percentages of ethnicity. Note that no DNA results are accepted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to claim membership. Your Native American ancestors may be very far removed generationally or their genes are too weak to register statistically. Your results may or may not confirm expected ethnic composition, family history or genealogical determinations. Alone, no DNA ancestry test may be used to prove identity, biological relationships, nationality, citizenship, immigration or tribal enrollment.
