Who are you? This Ancestry DNA kit is perfect for the family history buff — now over 40 percent off

Anne Mandler
·5 min read

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Discover who you are — this Ancestry DNA deal is perfect for the history buff in your family. (Photo: Amazon)
Discover who you are — this Ancestry DNA deal is perfect for the history buff in your family. (Photo: Amazon)

You know you want one — and now’s the perfect time to gift yourself (or a loved one) the Ancestry DNA test kit, A.K.A. the most detailed such test available.

Normally retailing for $119, this genetic ethnicity and traits test is on sale for just $69 — that’s a 42 percent savings!

Many products claim to be fun for the whole family, but this one truly is. The whole extended family, in fact. The AncestryDNA test kit is a simple saliva test that yields rich, detailed results about background, ethnic origins and more. For your mom, your sister, your aunt, your best friend, AncestryDNA has all the elements of a great gift: It’s an experience (rather than a thing), shimmers with excitement and mystery, doesn’t ask much of the recipient and is built to share.

$69 $119 at Amazon

Get an in-depth look into your family tree with the Ancestry DNA test kit. (Photo: Amazon)
Get an in-depth look into your family tree with the Ancestry DNA test kit. (Photo: Amazon)

A little background: Ancestry is the world’s largest online family history resource (we’re talking 10 million people tested so far). It not only tells people about themselves but can connect them with others they may be related to. The service can map ethnicity back through multiple generations, and its ever-growing list of DNA matches means it may even help identify relatives you never knew you had. If you’ve been considering other services, know that this has the biggest (as in double its competitor) and broadest pool of matches.

Get an in-depth report on your genetic heritage. (Photo: Getty Images)
Get an in-depth report on your genetic heritage. (Photo: Getty Images)

Once you send in the sample, the lab gets to work. Ancestry will send an email indicating that results are ready to view online. (By the way, privacy is an option; anyone who doesn’t want info shared can just download the findings and tell Ancestry to delete the files.)

Maybe the best part of gifting the Ancestry kit to someone else is that it gives you something wonderful to talk about. In this high-tech world, a gift that leads to more human connection — to conversation and laughter and joy — is (forgive the corniness) the greatest gift of all.

$69 $119 at Amazon

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