Taking another DNA test from a different company

[Isinimo]

It does not give anything accurate. It gives H2a to everyone.

What test did you take?

[Opie]

What test did you take?

FTDNA.

[Opie]

I don't really understand that point of testing with so many different companies. I mean, you basically get the same results over and over again.

It's good for comparing and contrasting.

[Isinimo]

FTDNA mtDNA test is 159 dollars just to learn mtDNA, so I am gonna skip that. I find it expensive. 23andMe is 100 dollars, but it gives you traits, y-dna, mtDNA and automosal DNA results.

But 23andMe experienced a data leak in the past. Has their current owner done something about it like tightening their data security? The company went bankrupt and I know nothing about their current owner.

Gee, I remember when they sold for 60 USD. This was even well after COVID (2022).

[Kazimiera]

It's good for comparing and contrasting.

Comparing and contrasting what?

One test tells you you're 56% "whatever" and the other tells you you're 62% of the same "whatever".

[Opie]

Comparing and contrasting what?

One test tells you you're 56% "whatever" and the other tells you you're 62% of the same "whatever".

If you don't like that, it might help you to increase your matches. I am gonna do it for mtDNA and traits. Also, 23andME has better SNP coverage than FTDNA if I am not mistaken.

[Opie]

Gee, I remember when they sold for 60 USD. This was even well after COVID (2022).

It drops 109 dollars sometimes.

[Dušan]

I tested in FTDNA in 2018. and it was good coverage 720.477 snps, so I will not do test again in any other company.

[Opie]

I tested in FTDNA in 2018. and it was good coverage 720.477 snps, so I will not do test again in any other company.

I did FTDNA because it was the only option, and it might still be the only option. I just found out 23andMe does not ship to Turkey.

However, famous streamers from my country tested from 23andMe. I don't know how they did that.

[Luke35]

FTDNA mtDNA test is 159 dollars just to learn mtDNA, so I am gonna skip that. I find it expensive. 23andMe is 100 dollars, but it gives you traits, y-dna, mtDNA and automosal DNA results.

But 23andMe experienced a data leak in the past. Has their current owner done something about it like tightening their data security? The company went bankrupt and I know nothing about their current owner.

Yep, security is tight now, with 2-factor authentication. The current owner is the original founder of the company - Anne Wojcicki.

You should be able to get the test for $80 at the next sale, but not sure how to work out shipping to Turkey. If I'm not mistaken they don't technically ship to Hungary either, but I've seen like a million Hungarian 23andMe results so there must be a way people are doing this.

Regarding SNPs, AncestryDNA has recently reduced the the total SNP's they test, eliminating SNP's associated with maternal and paternal haplos. However, current Ancestry tests still have high coverage/overlap with the SNP's utilized by GEDmatch/G25.

I think 23andMe does a nice ethnicity estimate, and they will give you an accurate, if rather basic, maternal haplo. They also seem to be a company that has shown a renewed focus on the ancestry side of things so I expect updates and improvement in the future. I think it's worth it if you can get it on sale, and if there is a simple work around for the fact that they don't ship to Turkey.