Many individuals who were adopted are searching for information about their biological parents or general information about their family origins.

With the largest Y-DNA and mtDNA databases in the world, Family Tree DNA gives you the best chance to find relevant information about your family.

Here is what we can provide for you:

Males can test their Y-DNA to:

  • trace the paternal line
  • determine possible original surnames
  • connect with genetic cousins
  • learn about your suggested geographic origins
  • find your deep ancestral ethnic origins

Both males and females can test their mtDNA to:

  • trace the maternal line
  • connect with genetic cousins
  • learn about your suggested geographic origins
  • find your deep ancestral ethnic origins

Family Finder

For males and females. The Family Finder Test helps you find family across all your lines, up to 6 generations back, by checking hundreds of thousands of points in your autosomal DNA, and comparing your results with others in the Family Finder database.

  • Aunts & Uncles, Parents and Grandparents
  • Half siblings and 1st cousins
  • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cousins
  • Possibly 5th cousins and beyond!