The most advanced DNA test to discover your ancestry
Explore the stories of your ancestors and the ancient species who came before us.
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A detailed view of your ancestry
The Living DNA plus Neanderthal test offers not only advanced ancestry DNA reports, delivering an enriching view of your ancestry from 80,000 years ago until recent times but also information on archaic Neanderthal and Denisovan human species.
Specialist Ancestry
The Living DNA ancestry test compares your DNA against our extensive library of carefully curated ancestry reference panels, providing a detailed picture of where your ancestors came from.
We compare your DNA across more than 150 regions worldwide. In selected, specialised areas, we can go even further with subregional insights, offering an extra level of detail that may reveal your ancestry at a county, regional, or even tribal level, all included in one global test.
It's a unique way to explore your heritage and discover the people and places that have shaped your family story.
Recent ancestry
See your ancestry like never before with Living DNA's exclusive Chromosome Painting feature. Trace your DNA across the globe and uncover up to 500 years of your family's journey, revealing the regions that have shaped your story.
Neanderthal and Denisovan reports
Have you ever wondered how ancient some of your family traits are? How did they benefit your ancestors to hunt, survive, and pass on their genes to the next generation?
The Living DNA Neanderthal and Denisovan reports can show you which of the characteristics you have today have survived from archaic human species right through to today.
Discover what percentage of your genome is Neanderthal and Denisovan, and which archaic human sample is closest to your own DNA today.
- Neanderthal & Denisovan scores. Your scores represents the number of alleles (DNA letters) that you share with Neanderthals and Denisovans.
- Closest sample. Find out which Archaic Human DNA remnant is most similar to yours.
- Percentiles. Compare your level of Neanderthal DNA with the rest of our userbase, as a whole and by region.
Sub-regional breakdown
Go beyond the regions on the map. Our detailed subregional insights can reveal your ancestry at a county, regional, or even tribal level, helping you uncover the unique story of your family's heritage.
DNA matching
Your Living DNA ancestry test could grow your family connections. Uncover new relationships and links to your extended family through our DNA matching tool, full of genetic matches all over the world. Use the tools in the matching platform such as Chromosome browser to establish how your new genetic relations are connected to you,
Your privacy is always in your hands. Family Matching is an optional, opt-in service, giving you complete control over your data. You can choose to join, leave, or change your preferences at any time.
Extended ancestry
For thousands of years, our ancestors travelled across continents, adapting to changing environments and settling in new lands. These ancient migrations helped shape the genetic diversity we see across the world today.
Your Motherline and Fatherline results offer a unique window into this remarkable journey. By analysing your mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and, for genetic males, your Y chromosome, Living DNA can identify your maternal and paternal haplogroups—genetic lineages that have been passed down through generations.
These results connect you to the ancient paths your direct maternal and paternal ancestors followed, helping you explore where your family story began and how it became part of the wider story of human migration.
Archaic Traits
Explore the physical characteristics and adaptations that helped your archaic ancestors to survive that have been passed down through the generations over millenia, right through to you. Which have survived for you to pass on to future generations?
Traits you may have inherited from Neanderthal or Denisovan ancestors, that you can find out more about through the Living DNA Ancestry & Neanderthal test include:
- Sleeping Patterns
- Altitude Adaptation
- Hair Colour and Type
- Immune System Benefits
- Skin Pigmentation and Sun Exposure Reaction
Your full ancestry experience
Combining your Recent Ancestry with your maternal and (if you have a Y chromosome) paternal results, your Full Ancestry experience is the most advanced home DNA test available. The Living DNA Full Ancestry test gives you a complete view of your family’s story, presented within our intuitive and interactive online portal.
Your results are yours forever, with no subscription charges, and are accessible from anywhere in the world as long as you have an internet connection.
Our simple ancestry DNA test process
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Purchase your Living DNA ancestry kit online
We ship to any location. Price starts from €24.95
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Take our simple DNA Mouth Swab
Pop it in the post
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Results ready in six - eight weeks
Track kit status and view results online, anytime
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Brilliant resource for both health and ancestry
Living DNA is a great resource for learning about your ethnicity and health. You can also find genetic relations through DNA matches.
The best by far
I have received genetic information from other DNA companies, but honestly, Living DNA is not only the best at diagnosing genes with great accuracy, but also its customer service and the personal care of each of its agents ensure that the client receives the best attention
Thank you so much
Very impressed with Living DNA and the wonderful information you are able to supply on my ancestry and genealogy quest.
Smooth Caring and Professional
The team and the service have been smooth, caring and professional throughout - I'll be doing these blood tests periodically now, to check on how things are going and make this genius service part of my routine.
The service was everything you could want, personal, efficient and easy. Any questions that I had pre or post the test were answered swiftly and in a supportive way. They were even capable of linking me to a medical professional for support. They went above and beyond what was requested.
I received my results really quickly for my health test and was impressed at how the results report was laid out. The analysis was very in depth and having individual descriptions for each health marker is not something I’ve seen before! Will definitely use again in the future for repeat testing.
Great recent ancestry update
Your recent update seems to have hit the nail on the head as far as my heritage. This is the first result that actually looks like my tree, as I know it, and the breakdown of the Great Britain areas is quite interesting. This latest update appears to be quite reflective of what I know of my ancestry.
Accurate and informative
It was accurate and informative. I thought it was really good value for the money. Interestingly I did CRI for the wellness tests as I did not know you were doing this.
Easy to understand
Easy to understand, excellent, quick and thorough reports with a simple site to navigate around. Their book on ancestry as never before told that comes with your DNA test results is amazing. I can highly recommend using Living DNA if you are considering your own testing - you won't be disappointed in any way.
Impressive British Isles breakdown
I was really impressed with the breakdown they provided, especially because a lot of my ancestry is UK based. The results matched up really well with my paper trails and helped confirm a few things too. I am looking forward to more updates on other regional breakdowns and finding matches.
My family tree & Living DNA results align
My husband and I just got our results and they are exactly the same as our family tree. I could see that in my deep ancestry I had Scandinavia, West Balkans and Pashtun which may be Viking and Roma DNA that was brought to England.
Wow Wow Wow!
I received my test results and I am pleasantly surprised….Wow Wow Wow!! Thank you so much for what you and your team are doing. I would definitely recommend anybody to have this test done and to make use of your services.
An enriching experience
My results confirm what I have discovered from my family tree. I love the history section and I am very happy to be part of this project. This is a very enriching experience. Oh and by the way I got the results three weeks earlier than predicted!
I was very impressed
I have to tell you, I uploaded my raw data and received my first results. I ordered the upgraded version as well. I am very impressed with your level of service. I hope to do more business with you in the future and get the rest of my family the recent ancestry upgrade.
Frazer Smith
Brookfield Primary SchoolMy pupils wouldn’t normally have the opportunity to engage with their ancestry in such an interactive and meaningful way. It has provided an excellent foundation for future learning.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended. A woman of African descent, with ancestral roots across West Africa, Americas and descendant of emancipated slaves re-settled back to West Africa. My DNA reading Yoruba (87.7%) was absolutely correct.
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Full ancestry DNA kit FAQ's
Living DNA’s ancestry experience is the most advanced in the industry, working to determine not only the countries where your ancestry is from, but where possible, sub-regions within those countries. The result is a DNA kit with the greatest number of DNA-based regions and sub-regions compared to any other in the industry.
We’ve built Living DNA to provide ancestry breakdowns for over 150 worldwide regions, including 21 sub-regions within the British Isles and 72 genetic regions within Africa.
Taking your sample is fast and painless. No eating or drinking an hour before swabbing, except water.
Simply swab the inner cheek of your mouth for 45-60 seconds and pop your swab into the rapidri pouch. Ensure the pouch is sealed with the identification sticker.
Pop it in the returns bag and into the post.
At Living DNA we take the job of being custodians of your data very seriously. We’re committed to your privacy and security at all times. To find out more about how we handle your data visit our privacy pages.
