The most advanced DNA test to discover your ancestry
Explore the stories of your ancestors with the most personalised gift for all the family.
$145
$125
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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
Living DNA provides unrivalled worldwide ancestry results that can pinpoint your DNA, spanning over 150 regions across the globe. Within particular regions, we can go look even further at your ancestry and display sub-regional breakdowns that show you
Recent ancestry
Using our unique chromosome painting method, you’ll gain an insight into your ancestry at a level previously unseen. Explore 500 years of your family ancestry from all over the world.
Neanderthal and Denisovan reports
Ever wondered how ancient your physical characteristics are? Did they benefit your ancestors to hunt, find food or a partner. We can show you which of your genetically influenced physical characteristics are derived from Archaic Human DNA.
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Sub-regional breakdown
Delve deeper into your ancestry with our unique sub-regional breakdown, giving you that extra level of detail.
DNA matching
Discover your extended family through our DNA matching tool with genetic matches all over the world. Opt in to Family Networks and connect with global users to see how much DNA you share.
You will also receive unrestricted access to the NEW Chro
Extended ancestry
Look back tens of thousands of years ago and discover your ancestor's migrations from Africa.
Archaic Traits
Explore your physical characteristics that originated in Archaic Humans.
These include:
- Sleeping Patterns
- Altitude Adaptation
- Hair Colour and Type
- Immune System Benefits
- Skin Pigmentation and
Your full ancestry experience
The full ancestry experience is the most advanced in the industry, offering a complete view of your ancestry and delivered through an intuitive interactive online platform.
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- Your recent regional ancestry
- Subregional DNA breakdowns
- Your DNA today
- Your extended ancestry
- Family DNA matching
- Personalised merchandise
- Additional insights
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$145
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Our simple ancestry DNA test process
Through a collaboration with DNA Workplace we are pleased to be able to
offer the latest world leading health tests.
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Purchase your Living DNA ancestry kit online
We ship by standard or express, anywhere
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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
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.
Our Founders
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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.