The Euro-DNA test is used to resolve the intra-continental ancestral composition for the European groups; Northern European, Southeastern European (Mediterranean), Middle Eastern, South Asian.

European Ancestry Info

The Euro-DNA 1.0 Product Upgrade:


The AncestryByDNA test is very good at predicting the mixture of continental origin(s) a person comes from, but is limited in its ability to predict mixtures of intra-continental ancestral composition. For example, the test could indicate that someone is of 87% European descent and 13% Native American decent (as seen in the AncestryByDNA bar graph on the right). To further resolve what intra-continental origin more testing is needed.

The test that further resolves ones ancestral origin beyond what the AncestryByDNA product does is called the Euro-DNA 1.0. This test is used to resolve the intra-continental ancestral composition for the European group. To do this, the test examines 320 SNP markers (this is including the 175 AncestryByDNA markers) to look deeper within the following European lineages:

• Northern European
• Southeastern European (Mediterranean)
• Middle Eastern
• South Asian

The Euro-DNA test is only available to participants whose AncestryByDNA test results reveal greater than 50% for European ancestry, less than 15% for African ancesty, less than 40% for East Asian ancestry, and less than 15% for Native American ancestry. If someone believes that they have >50% European ancestry and have not yet been tested using the AncestryByDNA product, then they can purchase the Euro-DNA 1.0.

If tested using the Euro-DNA 1.0, the results could indicate that someone is 70% Northern European, 17% Middle Eastern and 13% Native American (as seen in the Euro-DNA bar graph on the above right).