Maternal DNA (Mitochondrial DNA) is passed only from your mother. So, by looking at the type of Mitochondrial DNA you have, we can see what your mother received from her mother, received from her mother, received from her mother, etc. The fact that mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited enables researchers to trace maternal lineage far back in time.

This incredible test can tell you where you maternal line came from, following your original roots from Africa 150,000 years ago and where people with this type of DNA are distributed in the world today.

Today we can look at the DNA sequence in the mitochondrial DNA and then evaluate where your ancestors came from and how they got there. Your type of mitochondrial DNA will label you into a certain Group; For example:

Group I originating 30,000 years ago is found in Mediterranean regions (in both Arabian and European centers), Group Q are descendants of the southern pacific regions (in particular New Guinea and Melanesia), Group J is found prominently in Russia and eastern Europe. It was born roughly 10,000 years ago, in - or near - Mesopotamia, and migrated into Europe.

There are over 20 different groups, and many of those are further divided to subgroups, allowing us to give more detail on your ancestral history. This test can be taken by both Men and Women

The concept of the Mitochondrial Eve is based on the same type of analysis, attempting to discover the origin of humanity by tracking the lineage back in time.