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Explore the stories of your ancestors from your recent ancestry to ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians.
A detailed view of your ancestry
Living DNA offers advanced ancestry DNA reports, delivering an enriching view of your ancestry from 80,000 years ago until recent times.
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 that extra level of detail about 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.
Ancient Egyptian ancestry
Embark on a personalised journey through your genetic makeup, and let the mysteries of ancient Egypt become part of your story.
Modern humans are known to have lived in the Nile region since 31,000 BCE based upon the discovery of human remains [Bouchneba & Crevecoeur 2009]. This impressive timespan makes it one of the oldest locations of continuous human habitation on Earth.
Forge a unique connection to the rich tapestry of this ancient human population and their opulent history.
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 Chromosome Browser.
Find out more about our DNA matching service here.
Ancient Greek ancestry
Unlock the mysteries within your DNA, revealing a profound connection to the birthplace of philosophy, democracy, and timeless legends of the ancient greeks with our new Classical DNA upgrade.
Explore your personalised genetic narrative and forge a connection to the opulent tapestry of Greek history. Uncover the tales of gods and goddesses, epic battles, and groundbreaking achievements that define your Greek legacy.
Maternal and Paternal Results
Look back tens of thousands of years ago and discover your ancestor's migrations from Africa. Under your motherline and fatherline sections you will receive your maternal mt DNA haplogroup and (for genetic Males) your Paternal Y haplogroup.
Ancient Roman ancestry
Explore your personalised genetic roadmap and forge a unique connection to the opulent tapestry of Roman history. Uncover the tales of triumph, cultural richness, and architectural brilliance that define your own Roman legacy.
Upgrade your test today and open up the gateway to a past that forged empires and shaped the course of human civilisation.
Classical ancestry results
For each classical group you will uncover:
Your index score. This represents your relationship to each of the ancient populations. The higher your score the more closely related you are to that population group.
Your Percentile score. This shows a comparison to where your result sits in our database.
For your Roman and Greek ancestry we will show you your closest sample and subgroup. This is currently not available for Egyptian.
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Our simple ancestry DNA test process
Purchase your Living DNA ancestry kit online
We ship by standard or express, anywhere
Take our simple DNA Mouth Swab
Pop it in the post
Results ready in six - eight weeks
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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.
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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 back in the tube, pushing the lid down until it clicks.
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.