I was very excited when I received a 23andMe test for my birthday this year! Even though I already took an Ancestry.com DNA test, I wanted to compare my results and also see if I had DNA matches with relatives.
See the test process that I did (here).
First, a quick peek at my AncestryDNA results:
One of the things I was curious about was whether or not the results between AncestryDNA and 23andMe would be the same!
I sent out my 23andMe test in January and got my results this February 2019.
Obviously my results were similar, but not exact, so that is interesting. Even my AncestryDNA test changed with some updates they made in 2018, so my guess is that the testing and results are evolving.
In addition to the ancestry test, I received some other results.
My kit also included a health component. You can purchase the kit with or without it. Since I was adopted by my grandmother, I don’t know much about possibly family health issues. From my results, there wasn’t much that came up.
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This is really interesting I have been curious about these!
I have been wanting to do one of these tests. I know a lot about my mom’s side of the family but not as much about my dad’s side. I like how this one shows some medical information as well.
I’ve been wanting to do this for so long? I guess I’m a little apprehensive about a third party having records of my DNA. Did you have any reservations?
So cool! My fiance did this last year and ever since I’ve been wanting to see what my DNA results will show. This might be a good birthday gift to myself as well!
This is so cool. I want to do this and see what comes up!
How cool is this!! I have been wanting to see what my DNA shows!!
I’ve always been curious to take one of these ancestry tests. They seem so cool!
I want to try 23 and Me. I tried a different one, and it was okay, but everyone who’s talked about 23 and Me has raved about how in-depth it is just like you did.
I did both 23andme and ancestry.com. They were mostly the same, with some variations, but nothing serious. They pretty much showed what I expected. I didn’t get the health option because that is unproven to be accurate and I felt it would introduce needless anxiety.
It’s interesting to see the results aren’t the same. I chose Ancestry over other companies years ago because they were very detailed when it comes to African heritage. Now I am curious to see how others come out. I might try 23andme as well. Thanks for sharing