Family Tree Dna Test Kit Instructions

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Family tree dna test kit instructions.

Autosomal test family finder ftdna user guide. Wait at least one hour after eating or drinking. Familytreedna offers a variety of dna tests to discover your ancestry. Establishing dna fingerprints for the purpose of determining ancestral pedigrees.

Shake the tube for at least five seconds. Headquarters in houston texas. Rub the swab end of the scraper on the inside of your cheek. Remove the scraper from the packaging.

Insert the swab end of the scraper into your mouth. Testing is available to both amateur and professional genealogists. You may rub up and down back and forth or in circles. Remember a good scrape produces lots of dna.

Our signature family finder test focuses on autosomal dna which is inherited from both parents four grandparents eight great grandparents etc. The dna processing consent form is included in the familytreedna sample collection kit. This form must be signed by the donor tester or parent guardian of the donor for familytreedna to process the dna sample. The project administrator will then contact you with directions for ordering a kit through the project if you are accepted into the group.

This test is designed to find matches in our massive dna database on all of your ancestral lines within the last five generations. Hold the scraper at the opposite end. Although you do not have to join a project to test at family tree dna we provide a discount to those who do. The release form is your written consent that allows ftdna to share your name and email address with someone who matches your genetic fingerprint exactly.

To order directly through our website go to the family tree dna product page. Y dna snp testing haplogroups. Your kit also includes instructions for collecting your dna sample available in many languages and the all important release form.