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DNA Consultants DNA Testing Review


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Founded in 2003 and based in Colorado, DNA Consultants provides custom ancestry reports that integrate genetic and genealogical information. The company uses DNA Diagnostics Center to process its tests, an Ohio-based lab that processes millions of samples every year from all over the world.
 
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How is DNA Consultants rated?

Breakdown

4.0/5
Products & Services
4.0/5
Privacy & Security
4.3/5
Online Resources
3.5/5
Cost & Availability

Overall Rating: 3.9 / 5 (Very good)

DNA Consultants offers a two-pronged approach to producing robust and in-depth genealogy and ancestry reports. The company uses industry-leader DNA Diagnostics Center to process the autosomal, Y-chromosome, and mitochondrial tests, then uses its own staff members to translate the raw data to create a meaningful historical story. DNA Consultants' staff hold degrees in social sciences, philology, and history, and bring this knowledge to bear when translating the results of your genetic tests. This is the main point that sets DNA Consultants apart from the pack. Your results are not simply data-only, but an actual storyline.

DNA Consultants Testing Features

Testing Features - 4 / 5

DNA Consultants offers an extremely wide collection of specialized and overlapping DNA tests. Customers can choose their option based on what they are specifically looking for. No other provider we evaluate has the range of customized DNA tests as DNA Consultants. Customers can choose a broad 18-Marker Ethnic Panel, which is an autosomal test revealing all ancestral lines at once, or get specific maternal or paternal line tests if that is what they are interested in. Most interesting, though, is that DNA Consultants offers tests tailored toward specific bloodlines. The company specializes in analyzing for Native American and Jewish ancestry in DNA.
DNA Testing Features
Autosomal
Y-Chromosome
Mitochondrial
Time for Results
Within 3 weeks
Collection Method
Cheek Swab
Company Does Own Testing
No

DNA Consultants Results Analysis

Products & Services - 4 / 5

As previously mentioned, DNA Consultants uses the genetic test from DNA Diagnostic Center to produce a full story of the user's ancestry alongside the raw genetic data. The company's reports are written by professional writers and historians, contain suggestions for further reading, and hyperlink all potentially unfamiliar terms or jargon. DNA Consultants' database covers all regions and all peoples of the Earth. However, it is important to note that many Asian, African and Native American populations are undersampled. The company does a particularly good job identifying populations and subpopulations if there are markers for Native American, Sub-Saharan African, Ashkenazi Jewish and other ethnicities.
Size of Database
Not stated
Identification of Relatives
No
Number of Ethnicities Identified
All races and peoples on Earth

DNA Consultants Other Services

Online Resources - 4.3 / 5

DNA Consultants isn't so much a web resource for communicating with other participants and identifying possible family members. The company also does not do any of the predictive health testing like genetic risk and carrier status. DNA Consultants provides a high quality report for the price and is much more geared toward single customers wanting to unlock their ancestry rather than networking and researching online.
DNA for Medical Purposes
No
Mobile App
No
Family Tree Creator
No

DNA Consultants Pricing

Cost & Availability - 3.5 / 5

DNA Consultants' offerings are definitely on the pricier side when compared with some of the other DNA testing sites we evaluate. This is mainly due to the thoroughness of the report you ultimately get. Unlike more high profile providers, DNA Consultants does not just provide you with a couple graphs and maps. The company uses it accredited experts to produce an engaging and detailed story of your ancestry. For this, it is worth the extra money.
Basic Kit Price
$279
Discounts and Offers
DNA Consultants has seasonal offers. For example, in March it offered an $84 Irish ancestry test special to coincide with St. Patrick's Day.

Cost of Add-ons

DNA Consultants has a multitude of tests on offer. The company has single ethnicity and marker-only tests that cost around $99, and a Combo Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA test that costs $539. Consult DNA Consultant's price list for a full description.

DNA Consultants Reputation

Reputation - 4 / 5

DNA Consultants has no entry with the BBB and no presence on Trustpilot. It is difficult to make a clear call on the reputation of the company, but the customer reviews we could find online were all universally positive. DNA Diagnostic Center, however, (the lab that processes DNA Consultants tests) has a stellar reputation and is the most highly accredited DNA testing lab in the world.
Year Founded
2003

DNA Consultants Privacy

Privacy & Security - 4 / 5

The report DNA Consultants delivers to you is for your eyes only. What you choose to do with the information is up to you, but the company will under no circumstances give your information to third parties. DNA Consultants does not maintain publicly accessible genealogical or genetic data linked to a client’s personal information or name, nor do they exchange any of the data with others.
Disclosure to Third Parties
No
Encryption/Web Security
DNA Consultants has physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information it collects online.

Company Profile

Full Name
DNA Consultants DNA Testing
Company Website
https://dnaconsultants.com
Headquarters
P.O. Box 2477, Longmont, CO, 80502

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Customer Comments & Reviews

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4/8/2022
If it wasn't for this company I would not have known WHO I really am (besides my Creator). I love knowing I'm Native American Indian (Cherokee), Melungeon, MiddleEastern. Some of the other results I knew, such as Caucasian (obviously mix), but were not my primary as I was told growing up. And alot of results were unexpected! It's nice to KNOW the TRUTH. Not the truth someone else wants me to believe. DNA doesn't lie, but people do. This has been eye opening, comforting, overwhelming, sad, joyous, exciting, and very healing. Thank you.

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Isabel
4/19/2020
Unless I am reading mine wrong, my test on the #1 and #2 lines said african and African America. I am white. My fathers said he was Asian and he is white as well. We emailed the company asking for our money back and we never got a response

Neil P
9/9/2018
Always have enjoyed the in-depth information my family had received from the tests we've purchased.

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Dorene S
5/27/2018
BOOM! There's the Native American! If your family has an oral tradition of Native American ancestry, you owe it to yourself to get the full DNA Fingerprint Plus Test with the 18-marker ethnic panel. Dr. Yates and his company offer amazing, very personalized products. I took two of their tests, the Native American DNA Fingerprint Plus Test and their Premium Female DNA mitochondrial test. I can't speak highly enough about the quality of the product and the superior customer service you receive...off the charts! They were able to find my true ancestry when three other big-box companies gave me completely different and, as it turns out, erroneous results. Turns out my H... Read More

Our Partner
  • 18 Marker Ethnic Panel
  • Autosomal, Y-chromosome, and mitochondrial tests
  • Specializes in Jewish and Native American ancestries
  • Personal ancestry reports written by historians and professional writers
  • Results processed by DNA Diagnostics Center
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