There’s no doubt that my love for history and culture has influenced me to travel as often as I do. After hearing different stories of my family’s past, I decided to buy an Ancestry DNA kit online.
What comes in the Ancestry DNA Kit
The Ancestry DNA kit comes with two pieces: a tube for your saliva sample and a solution that stabilizes the DNA. When using the kit, it is instructed that you don’t eat, drink smoke or chew gum for at least 30 minutes before giving your sample. The whole process takes about 5 minutes total. Below are the steps for taking a saliva sample for the DNA Kit.
- Fill the tube with saliva
- Replace the funnel with the solution cap
- Tighten the cap to release the stabilizing fluid
- Shake the tube to mix liquids
- Place contents the collection bag
- Mail your DNA sample



Ancestry DNA Kit Results
The average wait to get your Ancestry DNA Kit results is 6-8 weeks and I received my results in about four weeks.
- 80% African
- 14% Asian
- 5% European
- 1% Pacific Islander
Africa
- Benin/Togo 23%
- Ivory Coast/Ghana 19%
- Mali 14%
- Africa Southeastern Bantu 12%
- Cameroon/Congo 11%
- Senegal 1%
Asia
- South Asia 11%
- Central Asia 3%
Europe
- Great Britain 3%
- Finland/Northwest Russia <1%
- Ireland <1%
Pacific Islander
- Polynesia <1%
The big shocker to me honestly was European and Southeastern Bantu. I knew we had Irish heritage through my mother, but I didn’t think of Great Britain or Finland/Northwest Russia as options at all. South Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Uganda are definitely places for me to think about when traveling in the future. I hope I can save up or find a flight deal in order to visit.
If you’re interested in getting the Ancestry DNA kit for yourself, visit www.ancestry.com/dna to purchase your own kit.
Have you ever wanted to take an Ancestry DNA test?