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List of DNA testing companies

This is a list of DNA testing companies offering direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA tests for genealogy, deep ancestry (Y-DNA and mtDNA haplogroups) and biogeographical ancestry (admixture). This list is provided for information only. Inclusion on this list does not imply recommendation or endorsement by ISOGG. ISOGG welcomes additions and corrections to this list. Please contact us with the

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World of Genomics: The United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is famous for the opulent city of Dubai, where you’ll find the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. What you may not know is that the UAE also created the world’s first cloned camel, Injaz, who gave birth to a female calf in 2015 –

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Mapping the Arab genome

Large-scale genomics and precision medicine are not what most would associate with the Middle East, a region often linked in the media to conflict, oil and desert. However, in the past two decades in the small Arabian Gulf state of Qatar, a sizable investment has been directed toward creating a

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