Table 3 Purposes and limitations of general ancestry test as described on company websites
From: Constructing identities: the implications of DTC ancestry testing for tribal communities
Purposes and limitations of general ancestry testing | Number of companies (out of 25) |
|---|---|
Purposes | |
Determine ancestral origin | 20 |
Discover who you are | 8 |
Find new relatives | 5 |
Confirm culture and traditions | 2 |
Limitations | |
Only an estimate of ancestral origins | 13 |
Does not establish race or group membership | 3 |
