Living DNA
Living DNA works out of Frome in Somerset and made its reputation on one thing: sub regional detail inside Britain and Ireland, broken into 21 areas rather than a single lump labelled Northwest Europe. One kit returns the autosomal picture plus motherline and, for men, fatherline haplogroups, which most competitors charge extra for or skip entirely. Samples for British customers are processed in the United Kingdom, a point that matters to people who would rather their DNA stayed under domestic law.
A natural choice for anyone whose grandparents came from a specific English county, Welsh valley or Irish province. The weak spot is the cousin list: the database is a fraction of the size of Ancestry's, so matches arrive thinly and often at distant levels. Uploads of raw data from other providers are accepted, and wellbeing reports on nutrition and fitness can be added for a further charge.
Pros
- Britain and Ireland split into 21 regions
- Motherline and fatherline in the base kit
- Samples processed in the United Kingdom
- Free raw data upload from other tests
- Reasonable price for a three in one test
Cons
- Small matching database
- Limited depth outside Europe
- Wellbeing reports cost extra
- Turnaround slower than the large labs
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