Family Tree Dna Family Finder

Family finder is an autosomal dna test that automatically finds your relatives within 5 generations helping build your family tree.

Family tree dna family finder.

This test is designed to find matches in our massive dna database on all of your ancestral lines within the last five generations. Family finder uses autosomal dna which is the mixture of dna you received from both parents about 50 from your mother and about 50 from your father. It works by comparing your dna to the dna of other users in their massive database. Headquarters in houston texas.

The family finder is an autosomal dna test from family tree dna that was first made available in february 2010. Establishing dna fingerprints for the purpose of determining ancestral pedigrees. Family finder s dna matching feature. In fact the company is the testing partner for the project and can find new matches for free if clients transfer their genographic project dna to family tree.

Both men and women can complete this test. Another advantage of our family finder dna test is the ability for matches to connect with one another and work together to find common ancestors by sharing genealogical data. Family finder matches. Previously dna genealogy tests could only tell a person about a small part of their family tree based on dna from the y chromosome and mitochondria.

The chromosome browser is a feature of our family finder autosomal dna test. Once a fee is paid to family treed dna they send an easy to use test kit. Testing is available to both amateur and professional genealogists. Family tree dna is connected with national geographic s genographic project.

Your dna has met its match. Our signature family finder test focuses on autosomal dna which is inherited from both parents four grandparents eight great grandparents etc.