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How can you do a DNA test and how long does it take to receive the results?

At-home DNA Testing has been used lately by more and more people who were curious to find out interesting facts about their ancestry, health, beauty and even their pets. Now we all have the possibility to take a DNA test from the comfort of our home and we don’t need a doctor either. Affordable and super easy-to-use, companies like 23andMe, AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, HomeDNA, LivingDNA or MyHeritageDNA sell DNA Testing Kits at affordable prices and sometimes with notable discounts. Depending on which company you choose you will have to send either a simple sample of your saliva or a swab of your cheek.  It will take up to 12-14 weeks to receive the results. But anyway how can you take a DNA Test?

The procedure is more or less the same for the companies mentioned above. For example, with 23andMe and AncestryDNA you will have to order the kit from their official website and you will have to wait between 3 and 5 working days to receive it. Read and follow the instructions, spit in the tube provided, register your saliva collection tube using the barcode and mail it back to the lab in the pre-paid package. In maximum 5 weeks you will receive your reports if you choose 23andMe and in maximum 8 weeks your results will be ready if you for AncestryDNA. The company will notify you through your email address and you will have to log in to your online account to discover what your DNA says about you. Things are a bit different with FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritageDNA and HomeDNA.

Of course you have to order your DNA kit online and if you already have one you only have to sign in to your account to order upgrades and add-ons. Then you have to swab the inside of your cheeks ,mail the kit back in the prepaid package provided and wait between 4 and 8 weeks to receive your results online. You will receive an email notification once the results are ready. HomeDNA also offers testing kits for your pets. The kit contents sterile DNA collection brushes, information brochure and instructions for DNA collection as well as self-addresses and prepaid envelope for returning the samples to the lab. Within 3 weeks you will receive the results and recommendation for your cat or your dog on your email.

For MyHeritageDNA you will receive the results sooner; you will only have to wait 4 weeks to access them online. If you take LivingDNA testing kit you will only have to swab your inner cheek of your mouth for maximum of 60 seconds and pop your swab back in the tube, pushing the lid down until it clicks, send it using the free return bag, track your kit status and after 6-8 weeks view the results online.