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Amazon Prime Day: AncestryDNA at It’s Best Price of the Year!

July 17, 2018 thednageek Leave a comment

The AncestryDNA test is a Prime Day Special for only $54.99 with free shipping!  The sale lasts for the next…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, sales

Amazon Prime Day: 23andMe is Half Price!

July 16, 2018 thednageek 1 Comment

23andMe’s Health + Ancestry test is half price for Amazon Prime Day ($99 + free shipping, compared to the normal…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, Amazon Prime Day, sales

MyHeritage Flash Sale!

thednageek 6d Comments

MyHeritage has announced a 3-day flash sale.  Their DNA tests are only US$59 through July 18.    

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: MyHeritage, sales

How to Transfer Your AncestryDNA Test to Other Databases

June 9, 2018 thednageek 76d Comments

This post has been updated. AncestryDNA has, by far, the largest commercial database of autosomal DNA testers in the world,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, MyHeritage

Survey: How Accurate Is Your DNA Test?

June 7, 2018 thednageek 28d Comments

The autosomal tests we do for genealogy examine more than 500,000 SNPs (individual units) of DNA. That’s a lot of…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: autosomal DNA, error rate, no-call rate, poll

Father’s Day Sales Are On!

June 4, 2018 thednageek Leave a comment

Father’s Day sales are in full swing at most of the DNA testing companies.  Prices are summarized here:  https://thednageek.com/dna-tests/ The next…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: Father's Day, sales

Today Only! 23andMe Is Accepting Transfers from AncestryDNA

April 25, 2018 thednageek 37d Comments

Until midnight Pacific Time, 23andMe is accepting transfers of raw DNA data from AncestryDNA.  To start the process, click here,…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA transfers

DNA Day 2018!

April 20, 2018 thednageek 2d Comments

DNA Day Sales are on across the board!  All of the main genetic genealogy companies are offering steep discounts on…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: 23andMe, AncestryDNA, autosomal DNA, DNA Day, Family Tree DNA, Living DNA, mitochondrial DNA, MyHeritage, sales, yDNA

The End of the Price War

April 9, 2018 thednageek Leave a comment

Last night, AncestryDNA quietly and unilaterally ended the price war that’s been driving the explosive growth of the autosomal DNA…

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Posted in: DNA Testing Filed under: Black Friday, DNA Day, Father's Day, Mother's Day, price war, sales, St Patrick's Day, Valentine's Day

Which DNA Test Is Best Outside the US?

March 14, 2018 thednageek 31d Comments

AncestryDNA dominates the genetic genealogy market in America, but until 2016 they only sold tests in the USA, the UK,…

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