Ancestry

23andMe offers the most comprehensive genetic ancestry service on the market. See how your DNA connects you to people and places around the world.

The 23andMe’s innovative research model invites customer participation, and promises to accelerate the pace of genetic discovery and offer potential to find new treatments for disease.

The stories we hear from our customers inspire us every day. If you have a story to share about gaining new insights into your health, or finding a close relative, or making a personal discovery, we’d love to hear it.Tell Us Your Story

British Isles

23andMe Adds More Detail for Customers with British and Irish Ancestry

23andMe Adds More Detail for Spanish and Portuguese Ancestry

New Algorithm Cleans Up 23andMe Family Trees

23andMe Adds Ancestry Composition Detail for People of Ashkenazi Ancestry

23andMe Increases Resolution of Chinese Ancestry Inference

Tracing Roots in Africa

23andMe Adds New African Ethnolinguistic Groups to Ancestry Composition

A map of the bio-geographic ancestral regions that include the Columbia River Basin, the Great Basin & Colorado River Basin, Great Lakes& Canada, the Northeast, South Central, the Plains and Southwest.

Ancestry

23andMe Adds More Detail for Customers with British and Irish Ancestry

23andMe Adds More Detail for Spanish and Portuguese Ancestry

New Algorithm Cleans Up 23andMe Family Trees

23andMe Adds Ancestry Composition Detail for People of Ashkenazi Ancestry

23andMe Increases Resolution of Chinese Ancestry Inference

Tracing Roots in Africa

23andMe Adds New African Ethnolinguistic Groups to Ancestry Composition

A new analysis sheds light on some customers’ Indigenous genetic ancestry from North America

Where 23andMe Customers’ Irish Ancestors Lived, And More

DNA Testing Fills in Gaps for Adult Adoptees

DNA testing companies should be clear about what it means to have “Native American DNA”*

The 23andMe Ancestry Algorithm Gets an Upgrade

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