There are other DNA testing kits that focus more on how your DNA affects your health and traits like 23andMe Health+Ancestry. Like the AncestryDNA Testing Kit, it’s really up to the user to determine how they want to use the information from Traits to learn more about their DNA and heritage and it's a great start to discovering more about yourself. No matter how interested you are in this extra data, for $10 Traits is completely worth adding on to your AncestryDNA profile. But since AncestryDNA is already updating to more specific regions as more and more users join the database, I’m hoping that as more members add Traits, the service will get more specific in their breakdown of information. It could also be a great gift for anyone you know who's taking the DNA test.Īdditionally, most of the information seems pretty general right now with most of the research being the same for all Trait users. Since it only costs $10, I may be able to convince a relative who's taken the DNA test already to join in so we can compare our traits. As of now, none of my DNA matches have purchased Traits, so this feature is useless to me until someone does. Unfortunately, since this feature is so new, you may not have any connections to compare your results to. Traits also gives you the option to compare your genetic markers with your DNA matches, which is interesting to see how close your appearance or sensory qualities line up within your bloodline. But it’s still interesting to compare my own genetics to others with heritage from the same region. This information is based on what other Ancestry members have reported as part of their Personal Discoveries Project rather than the characteristics found through Traits. I can compare my curly hair traits with others who have heritage in the same regions as me.
For example, I'm in the 12% of people with Germanic European heritage who has curly hair, making me a little more unique than the general popular and therefore feeling pretty dang special. However, depending on how many regions make up your heritage, this might be a little bit difficult.īut it does show you how unique your DNA is compared to other users. It doesn’t specifically tell you what region your specific traits may have come from, but with just a little sleuthing and common sense, you can get a general idea at least. Since AncestryDNA is used to show users their heritage through their DNA, Traits furthers this by breaking down the percentage of people with a certain trait in each region, which you can compare your own traits to.
This information is more general than it is specific to you, but is interesting to learn about nonetheless. The genetic exploration feature goes further by homing in on the science of the specific chromosome linked to each attribute and how likely you are to pass it on to your children. What you can learn about yourself through TraitsĪccording to my DNA, I should have wavy hair and be able to detect asparagus in pee. Depending on your genetic heritage, you may have many regions to choose from, but in my opinion, this is the most interesting feature of Traits because it goes beyond the traits you can see in the mirror and connects it to your ancestry. You also get access to a "Compare" feature and an "Around the World" feature, which allow you to compare your traits to your DNA matches and to others from the same regions as you, respectively.
Even though you can find out most of these traits from just looking at a mirror, other characteristics like iris patterns, male hair loss, and bitter flavor sensitivity aren’t as apparent, so they were more interesting to dive into. It’s basically a refresher of high school Biology, but important to read so you can better understand your own results.Īs you click on each specific trait, you can see what characteristics you are likely to have based on your DNA. When you first access your Traits results, it gives you the low down of genetics and how likely you are to inherit a trait through genotype and phenotype. A glimpse of what the AncestryDNA Traits homepage looks like.
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