Book contents
- Understanding DNA Ancestry
- Series page
- Understanding DNA Ancestry
- Copyright page
- Reviews
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Business of DNA Ancestry
- 3 What Our Genomes Tell Us about the Geographical Origins and Movements of Early Human Populations
- 4 The Science behind DNA Ancestry Testing
- 5 Ancestry Informative Markers
- 6 Ancestry DNA Population Reference Panels
- 7 Comparing a Donor’s DNA to Reference Panel Populations
- 8 Probing Your DNA
- 9 Forensic Applications of Ancestry DNA Results
- 10 Privacy, Personal Identity, and Legal Issues
- 11 Discovering Unknown, Missing, or Mistaken Relatives
- 12 Accuracy, Consistency, and Validation of DNA Ancestry Tests
- 13 Conclusion
- Summary of Common Misunderstandings
- References
- Index
- Other books authored, coauthored, or coedited by Sheldon Krimsky
2 - The Business of DNA Ancestry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2022
- Understanding DNA Ancestry
- Series page
- Understanding DNA Ancestry
- Copyright page
- Reviews
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Business of DNA Ancestry
- 3 What Our Genomes Tell Us about the Geographical Origins and Movements of Early Human Populations
- 4 The Science behind DNA Ancestry Testing
- 5 Ancestry Informative Markers
- 6 Ancestry DNA Population Reference Panels
- 7 Comparing a Donor’s DNA to Reference Panel Populations
- 8 Probing Your DNA
- 9 Forensic Applications of Ancestry DNA Results
- 10 Privacy, Personal Identity, and Legal Issues
- 11 Discovering Unknown, Missing, or Mistaken Relatives
- 12 Accuracy, Consistency, and Validation of DNA Ancestry Tests
- 13 Conclusion
- Summary of Common Misunderstandings
- References
- Index
- Other books authored, coauthored, or coedited by Sheldon Krimsky
Summary
Over a period of 20 years, family genetic genealogy, through the purchase of consumer ancestry testing kits, has been one of the fastest growing family activities of this generation. Citing data from the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, the Washington Post reported in 2017 that eight million people worldwide were involved with recreational genomics. It is estimated that by 2019 about 25 million people had signed up for a DNA ancestry test offered by one of the dozens of companies that have entered this marketplace. The kits are sent to a person’s home with return packaging that includes a reservoir for depositing saliva or swabs for sampling cheek cells. The MIT Technology Review predicted that by 2021 there would be 100 million consumers of ancestry DNA services.
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- Understanding DNA Ancestry , pp. 8 - 16Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021