Autosomal DNA will analyze your chromosomes to define a relationship limited as far back as the grandparent generation.

Mostly, people have 23 pairs of chromosomes, 46 in total. Autosomal DNA are the 22 pairs of non-sex chromosomes found in the nucleus. Autosomal DNA is passed from both parents and controls physical traits like eye color or facial characteristics.

There are no gender limitations on this kind of test. The most popular kind of test done is the paternity test.

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Autosomal Testing can be observed in two ways:

Autosomal Markers Panel 1: This is a panel of fifteen autosomal markers. It contains the thirteen CODIS markers (D3S1358, THO1, D21s11, D18s51, D5s818, D13s317, D7s820, D16s539, CSF1PO, vWA, D8S1179, TPOX, FGA). They were designed to be ancestrally uninformative. It also contains two additional markers (Penta D, Penta E). This test may be used for informal paternity, maternityand siblingship testing.

Autosomal Markers Panel 1 and 2: This is a set of twenty-four autosomal markers. It contains the thirteen CODIS markers: D3S1358, THO1, D21s11, D18s51, D5s818, D13s317, D7s820, D16s539, CSF1PO, vWA, D8S1179, TPOX, and FGA. They were designed to be ancestrally uninformative. It also contains eleven additional markers: Penta D, Penta E, D19S433, D2S1338, F13A01, F13B, FESFPS, LPL, Penta B, Penta C, and SE33. This test may be used for informal paternity, maternity, and siblingship testing. Autosomal DNA Testing at Family Tree DNA