Collecting Your DNA Sample
To collect your sample from your house, you'll be sent a home DNA test kit, with simple to follow instructions. All you have to do is perform a pain-free DNA cheek swab using the device provided, and seal it into the plastic delivery tube. Once this has been completed, just pop it into the return envelope you were sent, and stick it in the mail!
How Fast do the Results Come Back?
It’s guaranteed that you'll have your test results with you in less than three weeks. Beyond this though, it isn't clear how long they’ll take to arrive.
What do the Results Include?
Your samples will be tested for 24 DNA markers, which is the highest accuracy in the industry. Many similar providers will only test 16 or 21 markers. These results are then converted into one simple-to-understand numerical figure, showing you the likelihood of a match.
How Does My Forever DNA Protect Your Privacy?
While your DNA may be stored, this is for statistical purposes, and will never be used without your consent for any reason other than described.
Matching With Relatives
You can use these services to look for a relationship between two DNA samples, but you can’t search through a whole database, unfortunately.
My Forever DNA’s Prices and Details
The prices of these examinations are rather steep, but to have the results be admissible in court only costs $30 more for each test. Often organizations offering these services charge double for a court document.
Each assessment does what it says on the tin. The relationship tests will show the likelihood of a family match between two samples, and twin zygosity shows whether twins are identical or fraternal. GPS Origins Ancestry pinpoints your ancestry, even to the town or city.
Summary
My Forever DNA has its benefits, and if you live in Pasadena and need some court-admissible documents about parentage, this might be the way to go. It isn’t clear who outside of this city can apply though, and the costs are a little high.
You might want to try 23andMe instead. This provider offers similar services, such as family matches and ancestry analysis, but prices start from just $79.00.
