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23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Average customer rating
3.8
(5,679 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 5,679 reviews
5 Stars
3,017
4 Stars
786
3 Stars
553
2 Stars
403
1 Star
920
73%of customers recommend this product.
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5,412)
Customer Reviews for 23andMe - Personal Genetic Service - Saliva Collection Kit
Customer Rating
2
Broad Categorazation of Genes within the Mid-East
on October 16, 2017
Posted by: Sawber S
from Portland, OR, United States
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
Bought this for my father and myself. We were both broadly put into the middle eastern category. This is too much of a broad generalization. The middle east has many ethnic groups, some of which are Kurds, Persians, Arabs, Balouchi, Pashto, Panjab, Armenians, Georgians, Assyrians, Turkish, Lurs, Jews, Turkmen, Uzbeks, and Tajiks are some of the ethnic groups that have lived in the Middle East for thousands of years. You must go to old barrel cites in these countries and do more genetic testing so that your database is more up to date.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from 23andme.comBy Customer Care, October 18, 2017
Thank you for your feedback. The population labels in Ancestry Composition refer to genetically similar groups, rather than nationalities. In general, we sought to make the populations as small as possible, subject to the constraint of being able to distinguish between them. Populations may be inherently difficult to distinguish because of historical mixing, or we might not have had enough data to tell them apart.
For a complete list of our 31 reference populations, visit: https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/articles/212169298
You can read about the population selection process in more detail in our Ancestry Composition Guide: https://www.23andme.com/ancestry-composition-guide/
For a complete list of our 31 reference populations, visit: https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/articles/212169298
You can read about the population selection process in more detail in our Ancestry Composition Guide: https://www.23andme.com/ancestry-composition-guide/
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Customer Rating
3
Overall good however
on June 27, 2018
Posted by: Ckd99
from New Jersey
Length of ownership:1 month
I bought this a few months ago, I secretly did two tests under different names and the results were similar. however, I got different ethnicity results for both so Im questioning the accuracy since both used my same DNA Im wondering which ethnicity estimate was more accurate. one test said I was 100% European while another told me I had Native American DNA and West Asian DNA aswell which is closer to what I have been told all my life
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Fascinating
on January 21, 2019
Posted by: KkofOakPark
from Southfield, Michigan
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
Between 23&me identifying relatives, and Family Tree, the church of the Later Day Saints genealogical records, I have discovered that my history is fascinating.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
5
Found out I have a daughter
on December 4, 2019
Posted by: Anonymous
from Chippewa Falls Wisconsin
Length of ownership:1 month
Because of 23&Me I found out I have a daughter and 2 grandchildren that I never knew existed. It’s been wonderfully life changing! Thank you
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
I found my biological father on 23andme...um...
on July 13, 2020
Posted by: Leah in Kentucky
from Yes It’s True, Kentucky
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
I discovered that I had a different father. My mother never told me that the man I thought was my father, was in fact NOT my biological father. So there is that. I also discovered 5 extra siblings. So basically, my entire life was turned upside down.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting 23andme.com
Customer Rating
5
Ancestry DNA Who?
on September 28, 2020
Posted by: jessicalynn22
from Texas
Length of ownership:6 months
I purchased a Ancestry DNA kit for my grandmother last year not knowing much about 23andMe beforehand. I wish I would've done this for her first! It's so easy to use, faster results, and you get to connect with family for free instead of having to pay a monthly or yearly fee. After she passed unexpectedly last year I decided to buy a kit for myself and see what I could find out about my dad's side as I never knew them. Lets just say I connected with a 2nd cousin who connected me with her mother who is the niece to my dad. I have connected with my dad and sister after 34 years! I definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to find out extra health information they didn't know or connect with family you didn't know existed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Worth It
on November 11, 2017
Posted by: Alexander
from Fort Worth, TX, United States
Length of ownership:3 months
I received this kit a while ago and it has really given me some perspective. My family know doesn't know a lot about our families past or who they were. This was able to help me put some the pieces together and learn so much about myself as well. Just a great experience over all!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Worth it!!
on May 2, 2019
Posted by: bobobis
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
When you first get it and look through the entire thing in 2 hours it seems so underwhelming, after all you just spend weeks waiting for your results and 100+ dollars on it. But its so fun to be able to go on week after week and do surveys and look at the new data collected VERY INTERESTING. So far I've gotten one of my friends and my mom to get one and I definatly think that if genetics even slightly interests you, it is a great little test.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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