Living DNA Review: DNA Tests for Family History

This Living DNA test review can help you decide whether it’s right for you. KEEP READING for tips on using your test results.

Should I take a Living DNA test?

Well, do you have roots in England, Scotland, Ireland or Wales? Living DNA is best known for providing 21 detailed geographic British Isles sub-regions in its ethnicity results; helpful historical context; and an introduction to your deeper ethnic roots on both your paternal and maternal lines. This can be a good DNA test for starting to explore your British Isles roots. (If you don’t have known roots in the British Isles, you may consider taking a different DNA test, such as AncestryDNA, MyHeritage DNA or Family Tree DNA’s Family Finder test.)

Living DNA now offers a chromosome browser to establish futher details on how you and your matches are related. 

Using your Living DNA test results

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DNA testing to learn more about your heritage can be exciting. It can also be tricky, whether you’re interested in your ancestral ethnicity, finding biological relatives or building your family tree. Our purpose is teach and empower YOU to “do the DNA!”

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