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Maternal Line Testing

Everyone’s mtDNA can trace their mother, her mother, her mother’s mother, and so forth, and offers a clear path from you to a known, or likely, direct maternal ancestor.

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Paternal Line Testing

A man’s Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) can trace his father, his father’s father, and so forth. It offers a clear path from that man to a known, or likely, direct paternal ancestor.
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Autosomal DNA Testing

Your autosomal DNA (Family Finder test) uncovers more recent matches across all branches of your family, going back to all of your 32 great-great-great-grandparents.
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Your results and account are on your myFTDNA pages – get some help getting started setting up your account.

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