If you live in or near Shreveport and are looking for that long lost relative, or if you feel that some day, someone may use a DNA repository to look for long lost relatives, you should consider doing one of these simple DNA tests. Your ancestors left clues in your DNA that can determine your deep ancestral origins. By comparing your DNA Test results to our databases - the largest of its kind in the world - we can tell you if those clues indicate your ancestry with others who are also searching for clues to their ancestry.
Y-DNA Test: By testing the Y-DNA, males can determine the origin of their paternal line. Note that the Y-DNA strictly checks the paternal line, with no influence of any females along that line. Females do not receive the Y-DNA, and therefore females cannot be tested for the paternal line. If you are a female and would like to know about your paternal line, you would need to have a brother or a male relative from that line to be tested.
The paternal DNA, passed from father to son, tests the Y-chromosome which is only found in males and is useful in verifying common ancestry. A single 37 marker DNA test allows you to verify:
if 2 males are related
your suggested geographic origins
your deep ancestral ethnic origins
mtDNA Test: By testing the mtDNA, males and females can determine the origin of their maternal line. Note that the mtDNA strictly checks the maternal line, with no influence of any males along that line. Both males and females receive the mtDNA from the mother.
The maternal DNA test is available for both males and females to uncover genetic information about your mother and her female ancestors. A single test allows you to verify:
if 2 females are related
your suggested geographic origins
your deep ancestral origins
The DNA Test Kit consists of two cheek scrapers and two collection tubes, designed for a single persons use. Each tube contains a fluid designed to arrest bacteria growth, so you can scrape your cheek and return your kit in any type of weather (hot or cold). The freshness of your sample will remain intact for months.
What You Receive From Us
You will receive the following documentation with your test results:
Certificate showing your genetic marker results Report detailing your Y-STR or mtDNA test results World map showing the migration pattern of your ancestors
