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Monday, December 29, 2008

STAYING AFLOAT in the GENE POOL -
Genetic DNA News


Genetic DNA testing prices (2008) from three companies to give you an idea of what it costs to take a test. - compiled by John G. West

1. FamilyTreeDNA Genetic DNA Testing Prices:
***GROUP DISCOUNT PRICES ARE IN GREEN! - JGW***

Y-CHROMOSOME - DNA TESTS
Y-DNA12: 12 Marker Test $149 $99
Y-DNA37: 37 Markers Test $259 $119
Y-DNA67: 67 Markers Test $349 $218
Oxford Conversion Kit $169
Ancestry Conversion Kit $169
MITOCHONDRIAL - MTDNA
mtDNA $129 $99
mtDNAPlus $189
Oxford mtConversion Plus $159
mtDNA Full Sequence $495 $395
COMBINED - Y-CHROMOSOME AND MTDNA TESTS
Y-DNA12+mtDNA $229 $179
Y-DNA37+mtDNAPlus $389 $199
COMPREHENSIVE ANCESTRAL TESTS
Y-DNA67+mtDNAPlus $489 $308
SuperDNA $839 $613
AUTOSOMAL TESTS
Autosomal Markers Panel 1 $184
Autosomal Markers Panels 1 & 2 $257

2. DNA.Ancestry.com:

Act now and receive 40% off your purchase. Offer expires December 31, 2008.
Paternal Lineage Test (Y-Chromosome 33) $149 Now $89.40
Advanced Paternal Lineage Test (Y-Chromosome 46) $199 Now $119.40
Maternal Lineage Test (Mitochondrial DNA) $179 Now $107.40

3. DNA Direct Pricing:

$189 Maternal Lineage (Mitochondrial DNA)
$149 Paternal Lineage (Y-DNA 33)
$199 Paternal Lineage (Y-DNA 46)
$328 Combined Lineage (Mitchondrial DNA + Y-DNA 33)
$378 Combined Lineage (Mitchondrial DNA + Y-DNA 46)
$240 AncestryByDNA 2.5

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks to Paula Levinson of Family Tree DNA for supplying me with the Surname Group Discount prices. In my hurry to post this information, I did not check for the group rates. Thanks, Paula for the email with the corrections.

Anonymous said...

Not cheap, but do-able.

Anonymous said...

Genealogy site uses DNA and social
networks to trace ancestors
Computerworld October 23, 2007
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GeneTree, a new genealogy site,
adds a new twist to online family
history searches by allowing users
to submit their own DNA and to
collaborate with others using social networking tools. The site also willalso let users share pictures and video clips on the site to create interactive digital family trees. For between $99 and $149.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=internet_busin