How long do results take? About 5 weeks.
• What kind of information will I receive? Every person can be placed somewhere on the mtDNA Tree. By knowing your haplogroup, we can provide information about the history of your direct maternal line going back many thousands of years. Our online reports that come with the results of the test have been written by PhD research scientists specialists in their areas and include maps. This ensures that information is both accurate and up-to-date. We have reports that cover the vast majority of possible results (95%) and we continue to add to this (the Tree is quite complex). Take a look at our sample report. • Which lab is performing the testing?If a Surname DNA test has been ordered in addition, the test is run at Sorenson Genomics. Otherwise we have the tests run by Alpha BioLaboratory • What are the limitations of the Maternal Roots test? • i) The Maternal Roots test looks specifically at the mitochondrial DNA which is carried by all but only passed on by females.
