Price: US$300/€230/£150

mtDNA test ("motherline"): We will analyse your mtDNA (for maternal ancestry) and match it to our database of samples from all over the world.

We will send you your results in the form of a totally individual map, showing where in the world you have matches, to estimate the location of your ancestral origins. The map is digitally printed, in A3 size (40cm X 30cm, that is, 16 by 12 inches), and an ideal present for a friend.

• A digitally printed map containing your DNA profile with your closest genetic matches.
• Detailed population or tribal information.
• An explanation, for the layperson, on how to read and understand the map.
• Your ancestral lineage (also called "haplogroup" or "Daughter of Eve").

In over 95% of cases we will find an exact or very close match to your DNA. The older your DNA type is, the more time it will have had to spread. In our experience around 10% of customers will have young DNA types (a few thousand years old) showing a limited spread within a specific geographic region. For other customers who have ancient DNA types (eg 20,000 years old, from the time of the Ice Age, or 30,000 years old, when the Neanderthals were still alive) their matches could be spread widely across an entire continent.

Who should choose the mtDNA analysis?

Men and women can choose the mtDNA to trace their mother's ancestry.