re: Genealogy DNA Tests: Best Kits?

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Is there one that pinpoints certain areas that your relatives came from? Not just 80% Italian 20% British, etc.

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I'm not sure. The only ones I've seen have it broken down into regions, and some have subsets of the regions.

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Is there one that pinpoints certain areas that your relatives came from? Not just 80% Italian 20% British, etc.

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If you're male one of the Y-DNA tests from FTDNA doesn't pinpoint any particular area but might help you with your surname family tree. They have many family group projects, you might find your DNA matches others with your surname who do know where their ancestors came from. FTDNA also has SNP testing that might actually pinpoint an area (SNP L21 is often associated with Ireland, for instance).