Imagine being adopted from a foreign country, you don’t know anything about your family’s genetic history or your ancestry. What can you do to find out these types of things? You could take a genetic test, genetic testing can be used to help prevent diseases, it’s the analysis and collection of someone's DNA. It helps identify what diseases someone is predisposed to and can recommend steps to help them change their lifestyle. A wide variety of genetic tests are now available to the public, some give the person’s ancestry, others can give deeper insights to their genetic code. Companies like Ancestry.com began with 2 million sales at the end of 2016, in August of 2017 they had already sold around 5 million. Genetic tests are becoming increasingly common and used more often. It is important that you understand your ancestral history, you can start by using a general genetic test.
Genetic tests are very accessible to the public and the majority are very general.
Many companies sell genetic tests
There are over 30 companies that sell genetic tests.
Some even cater to different countries.
There are over 25 companies that do not sell tests anymore.
The tests are very general and are not specific.
General tests give the
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Genetic tests are very accessible and are very general, there are many types of tests, many companies sell them, and give general information about the person. These tests have many uses, some common, others more specific. They can be used to find unidentified relatives, uncertain hereditary history, and undetected mutations in the genetic code. People can interpret the tests in many ways, some may higher a professional to help them understand the information, others may seek unnecessary treatment, most understand the tests. In my opinion a genetic test is very helpful and can be used effectively to find information that a doctor can’t see on the