ENROLMENT
You are able to buy the ancestry kit by clicking
here or from
Takealot. Either way, you are able to activate your kit on our website and create a profile. You will be asked to provide some personal information. This information is protected and will remain confidential as stated in the
Privacy Policy.
CONSENT
After activating your kit and creating your profile, we will request your consent to perform the ancestry test and to store relevant information/data. Furthermore, we will lead you through both the product registration and payment processes (if not done so already through
Takealot).
KIT DELIVERY
We will courier a sample collection kit (includes 2x buccal swabs) with detailed instructions to the shipping address you provided.You will receive the sample collection kit within 2-3 working days. Please arrange collection of your kit by sending an e-mail to
info@behappytobeyou.co.za as soon as you have taken your sample.
LAB PROCESSING
We will extract DNA from the sample you provide, followed by a quality control process, before ancestry informative markers spread across the human genome will be detected in your DNA. The genetic data will be generated and compared to a population reference database in order determine your ancestry.
REPORT
Your
report will provide detailed information regarding your ancestry including overall ancestral contributions as well as maternal and paternal (males only) lineages. This is based on determining your ancestral relation to specific population groups, across the world, that share similar genetic variation patterns in their DNA.
Download our sample report
here
is the most comprehensive ancestry test in Africa, using hundreds of thousands of DNA markers.
Ancestry Report including overall ancestral contributions as well as maternal and paternal (males only) lineages