AncestryDNA Traits
Do certain pieces of jewelry make your skin irritated? Some people are more sensitive to metals like nickel, chromium, and cobalt, which can be found in items like earrings, watches, belt buckles, and the rivets in jeans. Genetics can have a small influence on whether or not you have a metal sensitivity.
The answer to where you got your sweet tooth or love of cheese and fermented foods isn't just in your family's meal plan. It may also be part of your genetics.
Learn more about Sweet or Savory Food Preferences
When it’s hot outside, do you seek an air-conditioned space or do you embrace the heat? A person's heat tolerance is influenced by many factors, including genetics.
Learn more about Heat Tolerance
When someone invites you to try a new food, are you more inclined to dig in or avoid taking the first bite? People with a natural inclination to want to experience new things could reflect some genetic influence.
Learn more about Trying New Things
Do you look forward to global (or local) sports events? Some fans travel to see their favorite team play, while others have no interest in it. Whether or not you like live sports can be influenced your DNA and environment.
Learn more about the Watching Sports trait
Learn how DNA can give you new details about your family history or even help you connect to your past in a deeper way.
Learn how to find generations of your family and their stories on Ancestry®.
Curious but not sure where to start? Find insights, inspiration, and inroads to help you make your own discoveries.