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Trace your Ancestry with DNA

The DNA Ancestry Project is the world's most powerful public DNA research community. Genebase is open to everyone wishing to research their ancestry using their Y DNA markers. Now, genealogists have 100% freedom. You can test your DNA at Genebase or else import your Y-Chromosome results from elsewhere and still have full use of Genebase for free. Genebase was designed to provide the most comprehensive tools available to researchers. Genebase is a public online surname project community. With its online weblogs, customized forums, and powerful reporting tools, Genebase allows genealogists to have tools and functions to build impressive projects that were previously unimaginable.

Advanced testing. Genebase offers the DNA 44-Marker Test for $199. The 44 marker test is the most powerful test in the industry.

Deal directly with the testing laboratory. Because Genebase is the actual testing laboratory and not a reseller, you are paying laboratory direct pricing. You can now order directly from the laboratory, resulting in faster turnaround time, direct technical support from the laboratory and greater accountability.

Free public online community. Genebase allows you to use the power of DNA to discover your ancestry. The Genebase database and online community will help you to connect with distant relatives who share a common forefather as yourself and will answer questions in situations where documents are unclear or missing.

The Genebase database is powerful enough for the professional genealogist yet easy enough to understand that even "newbies" with absolutely no genealogy background can easily trace their roots.

Genebase specializes in Y-Chromosome testing. The Y-Chromosome is passed down from father to son and is virtually unchanged from generation to generation. Thus the Y-Chromosome can be used to connect individuals and family groups with the surname and determine whether they are from the same line. DNA testing provides concrete answers regarding your ancestry. When paper records cannot answer your questions, DNA testing can.

The most powerful testing at laboratory direct prices. $199 for 44 markers. When choosing a DNA test, a laboratory can offer anywhere from 20 to 44 markers. The more markers that are tested, the more powerful your test becomes. During a DNA test, the laboratory examines different regions (markers) on the DNA. After testing, you will match your markers to others using GenBase. To find matches. The more markers that are tested, the more powerful your DNA test becomes. Genebase offers the highest number of markers in the world, at laboratory direct pricing.

Full technical support direct from the laboratory. Receive full technical support direct from our laboratory technical staff. We will provide full support through every stage of the DNA testing process. Whether you have questions about your test, or just suggestions about Genebase software, you can contact us at any time to discuss your situation. Our helpful staff are available Monday to Friday from 8AM to 5PM.

Greatest comparison capabilities. With the ability to hold data for up to 60 markers, Genebase offers the largest and most powerful database in the industry. Our laboratory provides testing for the full complement of markers, so whether you test with Genebase or want to import data from elsewhere, or update you old data using additional markers provided by Genebase, our database will be able to make your data meaningful.

Highest quality testing. As solid proof of our commitment to quality, our testing facility has become one of the first few DNA testing facilities to be accredited to ISO17025. Our laboratory specializes in DNA testing, and as one of the largest DNA testing facilities in North America, our laboratory is equipped with the latest DNA testing technology, including multiple ABI capillary sequencers, ensuring the highest quality testing, fastest turnaround time, and most stringent quality control procedures. Our laboratory is also fully accredited by the AABB.

Fast Turnaround Time. The testing process at Genebase is very streamlined. Because you are dealing directly with the testing laboratory, the testing kit is shipped out to you direct from the lab. After sample collection, you simply ship the samples directly back to the laboratory for immediate testing and once testing is complete, the laboratory will provide the test results directly to you. There is no middleman to deal with, making the testing process fast and simple.

Simple to use for both beginners and experts in genetic genealogy. Whether you are new to ancestry or else an expert in genetic genealogy, Genebase will be able to help you create amazing results with your Y DNA. If you are a beginner, you can browse other articles to learn about the exciting world of ancestry research. If you are an expert, we have a number of tours which will familiarize you with the use of DNA in your research.

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