DNA Consultants began as a family business founded by Donald and Teresa Yates in 2003. Our methods, expertise and databases differ from other companies' and are not available anywhere else. In a field highly driven by technology, we still pride ourselves on a personal touch. We were first with Cherokee, Native American and Jewish forensic testing. In 2019, we introduced the Basic American Indian DNA Test, the most sensitive test for Native American ancestry.
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All our results are customized, confidential and current. Once you receive a report you have unlimited customer service by phone or email. You are part of the family!
Customers ask me, "What makes you different from other companies?" Well, we are smaller. And we are unique in key ways. For example, we are the only company with Cherokee, Jewish and Ancient DNA tests.
Answer four questions and we will point you to the test that matches what you are hoping to find.
Use our Test FinderDeoxyribonucleic acid is the biological material that contains the blueprint and instructions for all function and development of living organisms. By examining and analyzing it, we can compare your genes to those of millions of people all over the planet. This analysis can be used for many purposes.
Our staff members are degreed professionals in history, philology and the social sciences, and they can translate your number sets into a meaningful historical story, based on extensive knowledge of world history, population studies and genealogy sources. Your genetic analysis will be customized for your personal research goals.
These are the Top Ten broadest possible categories for your relative mix of ethnicities. “1 in a trillion” is the random probable match or chance of occurence for your unique Gene profile or fingerprint. The lower the number, the greater the match and more likely it is you have ancestry in that population.
These are the questions we hear most. If yours isn’t here, write to us or call us toll free at (888) 806-2588.
Because you get a specialist, not a database. DNA Consultants began as a family business founded by Donald and Teresa Yates in 2003, and our methods, expertise and databases are our own — they are not available anywhere else. In a field driven by technology we still pride ourselves on a personal touch: every report is customized, confidential and current, and once you receive it you have unlimited customer service by phone or email.
We got there first. DNA Consultants was the first company to offer Cherokee and Native American forensic testing, and in 2019 we introduced the Basic American Indian DNA Test, our most sensitive test for Native American ancestry — designed to detect signals that broad-brush ancestry tests miss.
Please note: you cannot use our DNA tests to join a federally recognized tribe.
For the same reason: we were first with Jewish forensic testing, and we have kept building on it ever since. Your results are not just a percentage. Our staff are degreed professionals in history, philology and the social sciences, so your markers are read against documented Jewish populations and the historical record that goes with them.
You receive your Megapopulations — the top ten broadest categories for your relative mix of ethnicities — together with the random probable match for your unique gene profile, expressed as a figure such as “1 in a trillion”. The lower that number, the stronger the match and the more likely you have ancestry in that population. Your analysis is then written up for your personal research goals, not as a generic printout.
It depends on what you are looking for. Start with the Basic American Indian DNA Test if you are following a Native American line, the Melungeon DNA Test if your family story points to Melungeon roots, or Rare Genes from History if you want our newly discovered autosomal ancestry markers. Not sure? Take our finder test.
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