If you want to determine the route your mother's ancestors took, we will test your Mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA is passed on relatively unchanged from a mother to her children. Rare mutation rates that have occured in your Mitochondrial DNA over the last 150,000 years are analyzed and traced back in time to determine your maternal lineage. Our laboratory sequences the two hypervariable control regions (HV-1 and HV- 2) in an effort to provide the most complete description of your maternal ancestor’s ancient migrations.
Our testing of 611 base pairs is then compared to the Cambridge Reference Sequence or to other databased individuals to determine maternal lineage/relatedness. Once classified, we can determine the proper Haplogroup to which you belong .
Once we have established your Haplogroup we provide you with a migrational map which shows the route your maternal ancestors took across the globe, a certificate displaying your membership to a specific Haplogroup and an 8-10 page written history of the migrations that have populated the planet, including specific information on your place in this fascinating history.
Armed with that information you may choose to seek out living relatives who are contained in public databases or search out celebrities long past with whom you share a common ancestor.
Further back in history, testing has revealed the Ice Man of Italy, discovered in the past ten years to be of the K Haplogroup, while the Ice Maiden of Peru belongs to Haplogroup A. In addition to the performance of highly definitive analysis of your DNA sample,
This encapsulation of your past is now available through recent advances in DNA technology, and is ideal for the individual interested in their maternal ancestors, or as a thoughtful gift for the casual or serious genealogy hobbyist.