There are numerous reasons why
people are turning to science
for reliable answers about their
personal ancestry, and we
realize that there are specific
concerns unique to the Native
American community. Native
American DNA Testing is
performed to determine if
documented tribal members are
biologically related to
individuals seeking enrollment
memberships in various tribes,
and thus, eligible for tribal
benefits. Genetica DNA
Laboratories is fully committed
to making DNA technology and
Native American DNA testing
services accessible to the
Native American community at
large in an affordable,
convenient and confidential
manner.
We provide a variety of DNA
family relationship testing
options to suit your unique
situation and to meet your
tribe's specific Native American
DNA testing requirements. These
Native American DNA testing
services include:
Parentage DNA Testing determines if two tested
individuals are related as
parent and child. Paternity DNA
Test determines if the tested
man is the biological father to
the child, and Maternity DNA
Test determines if the tested
woman if the biological mother
to the child
A multitude of genetic family
relationship determination
tests,
Family Relationship DNA Test, can be performed. In cases
where the alleged father is
deceased or unknown, the
paternal grandparents can be
tested to determine the
likelihood they are the child's
true paternal grandparents, the
Grandparentage DNA Test. In the
Sibling DNA Test, two children are tested to
determine whether they share the
same biological parent or
parents. In cases where a family
member is deceased or missing, a
DNA reconstruction testing may
be performed in order to
identify the decedent and/or to
determine the person's
biological relationship to known
family members. Such DNA testing
is possible because the genes of
the deceased or missing family
member are present in his known
biological family members (i.e.,
his parents, his siblings, his
known children). See
Family Reconstruction DNA Testing.
Y-STR Paternal Lineage DNA Test. The Y-STR paternal lineage
test is used to determine
whether two or more males are
related through their male
lineage. The Y chromosome is
passed from father to son and it
remains the same through many
generations because it has a
relatively infrequent mutation
rate. Thus, the Y-STR paternal
lineage test can determine a
father-son relationship, and the
Y-STR test can also help to
establish biological
relationships between males in
an extended family (like
half-brothers, cousins, etc.).
Specimens for Native American
DNA testing are easily and
painlessly obtained from inside
of the mouth with a cotton swab.
Genetica DNA Laboratories has an
extensive network of specimen
collection sites nationwide and
numerous affiliations with
laboratories worldwide. We make
the process of specimen
collections convenient for
everyone involved by handling
all of the arrangements.
If you are interested in
conducting Native American DNA
testing to determine your
biological relationship to
documented Native American
tribal members when applying for
tribal membership eligibility,
or even simply to understand
more about your own heritage,
contact us.