I am considering ordering a DNA test to help me with my family research. I am also interested in finding out health information. I saw that 23forme has a test, however their site doesn't clarify if they are doing an autosomal test. It would appear from recent posts that most are agreed that is the best for genealogy testing. I am interested in the best bang for my buck like most people. I also am not interested in repeating this if my subscription runs out. I am feeling quite naive about all of this. Can anyone help me sort this out. It would appear the 23forme or the ftdna sites are the better ones. Does FTDNA provide health information as well? Thanks so much, Jean Holley

Jean, 23andme tests Autosomal chromosomes for both the medical and ancestral information. Is it the best for autosomal testing? that is always in the eye of the person being tested.. My sister and I both tested there. 23&me calls their test RElative finder FTDNA calls it Family finder and I have no idea what ancestry.com calls theres. 23 and FTDNA will alow you toi down load your raw data but I do not think ancestry will do that. I still think you all should go read the website GeneticGenealogy - http://www.geneticsand.us nelda Nelda L. Percival, Administrator of Y-DNA surname projects Gilpin, Cupp, Bonstein and Gillock My Genealogy - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm GeneticGenealogy - http://www.geneticsand.us Blog - http://aircastles-lets-talk.blogspot.com/ GilpinGenetics: http://www.gilpingenetics.us/ Web Mistress for LCRG - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molcgdrg > Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 00:32:22 -0400 > From: jholl0829@bellsouth.net > To: roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROOTS-L] best DNA test/company > > I am considering ordering a DNA test to help me with my family research. > I am also interested in finding out health information. I saw that > 23forme has a test, however their site doesn't clarify if they are doing > an autosomal test. It would appear from recent posts that most are > agreed that is the best for genealogy testing. I am interested in the > best bang for my buck like most people. I also am not interested in > repeating this if my subscription runs out. > > I am feeling quite naive about all of this. Can anyone help me sort this > out. It would appear the 23forme or the ftdna sites are the better ones. > Does FTDNA provide health information as well? > > Thanks so much, > Jean Holley > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message