How are the samples collected?
Once you place an order for the DNA test, a DNA testing kit will be shipped to you. The kit contains everything you need to safety, accurately, and discreetly collect the DNA sample yourself. The kit contains special swabs called “buccal swabs”. Buccal swabs look similar the Q-Tips. The swabs are rubbed gently inside the mouth against the cheek to collect the DNA sample. After sample collection, the swabs are placed back into the specimen containers provided and sent back to our laboratory for testing using the return packaging provided.
Once you place an order for the DNA test, a DNA testing kit will be shipped to you. The kit contains everything you need to safely, accurately, and discreetly collect the DNA sample yourself. The kit contains special swabs called “buccal swabs”. Buccal swabs look similar to Q-Tips. The swabs are rubbed gently inside the mouth against the cheek to collect the DNA sample. After sample collection, the swabs are placed back into the specimen containers provided and sent back to our laboratory for testing using the return packaging provided.
Samples can be collected in several ways. Buccal swabbing is the most common collection technique, though several alternatives to it exist. Be sure to speak with the DNA testing company you choose to pick the best collection option for your situation. It is important that you speak with the company through which you plan to take your siblingship test before you make a decision on which type of samples to use. You can learn more about DNA sample collection procedures by visiting the Sample Collection page.
The inside of the cheek of each person being tested is gently wiped with a soft cotton swab. Because almost every cell in a person’s body contains his or her unique DNA, swabbing a cheek is a safe, easy way to collect the sample. Each sample is then sealed in its own envelope, labeled for identification purposes and sent to our lab for processing.