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AncestryDNA® Traits

AncestryDNA® Traits

AncestryDNA® Traits

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Easily retain access to current and future traits beyond your Ancestry® subscription.

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Explore 40+ personal traits.*

Explore 40+ personal traits.*

Ever wondered where your freckles come from, or why you dislike cilantro? Your DNA can reveal so much more than just your ethnicity. See how your genes influence sensory, nutrient, fitness and appearance traits.

Ever wondered where your freckles come from, or why you dislike cilantro? Your DNA can reveal so much more than just your ethnicity. See how your genes influence sensory, nutrient, fitness and appearance traits.

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Learn how your genes might have influenced 40+ of your personal traits, including wellness, appearance and sensory.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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Get survey insights and fun facts, and see how your traits compare to friends, family and people that share your ethnicity.

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Discover your ethnic mix in over 2,600 regions and determine where your family originated from.

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Connect to living relatives who share your DNA in the world's largest online consumer DNA database – together you could make new discoveries about your family history.

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Discover possible migration journeys of your ancestors over time and learn about historical events from those regions.

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The benefits of adding AncestryDNA® Traits.

The benefits of adding AncestryDNA® Traits.

Explore 40+
personal traits.

Explore how your genes might have influenced your personal traits, whether they're physical traits you can see or hidden traits like fitness and nutrients.

See where your
traits are from.

Click on any trait report to see them on a map. You’ll see where in the world each trait is reported more often.

Learn facts
behind your traits.

Discover which of your personal traits could be inherited and the role of genetics in hidden traits like endurance fitness levels or heart rate recovery.

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and family.

If you have friends and family who have purchased AncestryDNA® Traits, you can invite them to compare results.

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  • 40+
    individual traits.

    Explore how your genes might have influenced your personal traits, whether they're physical traits you can see or hidden traits like fitness and nutrients.

  • See where your
    traits are from.

    Click on any trait report to see them on a map. You’ll see where in the world each trait is reported more often.

  • Learn facts
    behind your traits.

    Discover which of your personal traits could be inherited and the role of genetics in hidden traits like endurance fitness levels or heart rate recovery.

  • Compare with friends
    and family.

    If you have friends and family who have purchased AncestryDNA® Traits, you can invite them to compare results.

See how your DNA influences:

Fitness

  • Endurance Fitness
  • Heart Rate Recovery
  • Muscle Fatigue
  • VO2 Max
  • Sprinter Gene

Nutrients

  • Beta-Carotene
  • Vitamin B12
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin E

Appearance

  • Facial Hair Thickness
  • Birth Weight
  • Cleft Chin
  • Finger Length
  • Earlobe Type
  • Earwax Type
  • Eye Colour
  • Freckles
  • Hair Colour
  • Hair Type
  • Hair Strand Thickness
  • Iris Patterns
  • Male Hair Loss
  • Skin Pigmentation
  • Unibrow
  • Wisdom Teeth

Sensory

  • Alcohol Flush
  • Asparagus Metabolite Detection
  • Bitter Sensitivity
  • Caffeine Consumption
  • Cilantro Aversion
  • Lactose Intolerance
  • Sun Sneezing
  • Sweet Sensitivity
  • Savoury (Unami) Sensitivity

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Compare some of your traits with your DNA matches who also purchased Traits.

Around the World Feature

See how your traits may relate to other people with heritage from regions covered by AncestryDNA®.