r/DNA↗
DNA and genetic testing
the science of DNA. Not for paternity topics. Not interested in seeing your ethnicity %s.
29k subscribers77 posts / mo in Sep 202671 authors / mosince 2009
r/DNA has 29k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 77 posts a month from 71 people. Top topics: Italian Ancestry, African American Ancestry and DNA Guesses.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Italian Ancestry0.8%
- African American Ancestry0.5%
- DNA Guesses0.4%
- Eastern European Ancestry Results0.4%
- DNA Results Analysis0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Ancestry
- FamilyTreeDNA
- Doi
- ScienceDirect
- SciTechDaily
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