Ancestry DNA

[jo1962]

Good morning,
I have decided to buy a DNA kit from ancestry.  There are two options: Ancestry DNA and Ancestry DNA + traits. Can anyone please tell me what these 'traits' identify? Is the extra £10 worth it?
Many thanks

[elliot]

Good morning,
I have decided to buy a DNA kit from ancestry.  There are two options: Ancestry DNA and Ancestry DNA + traits. Can anyone please tell me what these 'traits' identify? Is the extra £10 worth it?
Many thanks

I wish that these 'traits' had identified chronic hoarding on both sides of the family!

[Zaphod99]

There's lots on the internet, but, NO.  A waste of money.  Totally.  Ancestry make their company look silly even offering it.

Zaph

[ikas]

Can anyone please tell me what these 'traits' identify? Is the extra £10 worth it?

The traits are characteristics eg male pattern baldness, dancing, sports ability etc. You get an indication whether you are more likely or less likely to show these characteristics supposedly from analysis of your DNA sample. My results are mostly wrong and it is clear that they are little more than guesses. I agree with Zaphod99 - it reduces their credibility but given they now offer a kit for your dog .....

[Cas (stallc)]

Good morning,
I have decided to buy a DNA kit from ancestry.  There are two options: Ancestry DNA and Ancestry DNA + traits. Can anyone please tell me what these 'traits' identify? Is the extra £10 worth it?
Many thanks

Personally I would just buy the DNA test and save yourself money. I purchased just the test a few years ago, to date Ancestry has given me 92 (free) traits, they release one every few months, the latest is...

Trait - Sweet or Savoury?  Result - More likely to prefer Sweet (which is not accurate). They are all similar to this under different categories.

Not worth the extra £10 in my opinion, but your choice.

Cas

[jo1962]

Thank you everyone for your replies, very helpful 

[Zaphod99]

From their site:

Traits we offer
AncestryDNA currently offers the following traits:

Personality

Artist
Cavities
Dancing
Doing things alone
Hangryness
Introvert or extrovert
Morning or night person
Pet ownership
Picky eater
Playing an instrument
Playing music by ear
Remembering dreams
Risk taking
Taking naps
Tongue rolling
Trying new things
Nutrients

Omega-3
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Performance

Athletic ability
Competitiveness
Desire to succeed
Determination
Focus
Getting stronger
Goal setter
Hand-eye coordination
Heart rate recovery
Heat tolerance
Holding your breath
Individual or team sports
Jumping high
Leader
Making contact with a ball
Muscle fatigue
Optimist
Oxygen use
Pain tolerance
Performing choreography
Persistence
Physical agility
Physical balance
Physical flexibility
Physical strength
Quick reflexes
Runner's high
Self-confidence
Self-discipline
Speed
Sports technique
Sprinting
Trying new things
Watching sports
Sensory

Alcohol flush
Asparagus odor
Bitter sensitivity
Caffeine intake
Cilantro aversion
Mosquito bites
Motion sickness
Spicy foods
Sun sneezing
Sweet or savory foods
Sweet sensitivity
Tolerating dairy
Umami sensitivity
Appearance

Birth weight
Cleft chin
Dimples
Earlobes
Earwax type
Ear wiggling
Eye color
Eyelash length
Facial hair fullness
Finger length
Flat feet
Freckles
Hair type
Hair color
Hair strand thickness
Hitchhiker's thumb
Iris patterns
Longer second toe
Male hair loss
Skin pigmentation
Unibrow
Widow's peak
Wisdom teeth

Zaph

[jo1962]

Wow Zaph, that's quite a list!  Thanks

[Biggles50]

Ignore Traits.

Whilst you are waiting for the kit to arrive and for the results to research into how to use DNA.

Read this book:-

The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy.

Blaine T Bettinger.

There is another but it goes into technicalities far more, the above is a great starter.

Edit.

Do buy now and submit the sample asap, with DNA kits being given as Thanksgiving and Christmas presents the New Year is a busy time for the processing lab which is in the USA. The kit has return postage to Ireland and kits are bundled and shipped to the USA where they take about 10 in transit.

Do note that for an extra fee you can have Priority Processing.