mtDNA Testing (Mitochondrial DNA)
Discover the Origin of Your Maternal Line with mtDNA!
Reach into the past through mtDNA testing to uncover the deep ancestral origin of your direct maternal line (your mother, your mother’s mother, etc.) and connect with genetic cousins.
Results Include:
genetic matches, maternal ancestral origins, maternal haplogroup, haplogroup migration map, haplogroup frequency map, and test results certificate. Family Tree DNA does not charge a subscription fee and will continue to update you about new matches and other information regarding your results.* [Read More].
- Matches These are genetic cousins who share the same direct maternal line. You will have access to your matches’ e-mail addresses and any genealogical information they have provided. You can begin exchanging information as soon as your results arrive!*
- Ancestral Origins Your matches’ maternal origins, listed by country, provide clues to your own recent geographic and ethnic ancestry.*
- Haplogroup This is your place on the maternal genetic tree of humankind.
- Migration Map & Frequency Map Interactive maps detail the ancient migrations of your maternal ancestors and the distribution of your haplogroup from more recent times.
- mtDNA Certificate This is a printable certificate that includes your name and your differences from the revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS).
- Updates As our database grows, you will receive notifications about new matches. There are no subscription fees for this service!
* This feature is optional.
What Level of mtDNA Should I Test?
The level of mtDNA testing you choose determines how many sections of the DNA we
examine. Comparing more DNA allows you to find your closest relatives and refine
your maternal Haplogroup.
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mtDNA Testing
Only
$199
Verify if you share a Maternal Line
(One time payment - no subscription fee)
Available Test Comparisons
mtFullSequence
Available to males and females.
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$199
- For both men and women.
- Highest level mtDNA test.
- Tests both HVR1 and HVR2 (Hypervariable Regions 1 and 2) and the Coding Region. This is all of the mtDNA.
- Provides most recent ancestral origins.*
- Includes HVR1, HVR1+HVR2, and FMS matches.
- FMS matches are related within the past 16 generations.***
- Recommended for confirming a relationship on the direct maternal line.
Family Finder + mtFullSequence
The Family Finder + mtFullSequence test is available to males and females.
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$398
- For men or women.
- Combination package of autosomal DNA test and complete mtDNA (HVR1, HVR2, Coding Region) test.
- Results include everything listed for the Family Finder test, plus a complete maternal
line test.
- mtDNA: Reach into the past through mtDNA testing to uncover the deep ancestral origin of your direct maternal line (your mother, your mother’s mother, etc.).
Y-DNA37 + mtFullSequence
Available to males.
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$368
- For men only.
- 37-marker matches are highly likely to be related within the past 8 generations
- Tests both HVR1 and HVR2 (Hypervariable Regions 1 and 2) and the Coding Region. This is all of the mtDNA.
- Provides ancestral origins.*
- FMS matches are related within the past 16 generations.***
* Your matches and ancestral origins depend on how your DNA compares to our database.
With the largest DNA database in the world, you have the greatest chance of finding
close relatives by testing with us. However, if your maternal line is rare, it is
possible you will not have matches or ancestral origins information right away.
As our database is constantly growing, you may have matches over time, and we will
send you e-mail notifications about any new matches.
** with a 50% confidence interval.
*** with a 90% confidence interval.