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Yes. It doesn’t matter if you use regular cotton swabs (Q-tip style) or buccal swabs for the DNA collection. Cotton swabs are generally 100% cotton topped where buccal swabs are a blended material, however both collect DNA just fine when our instructions are followed.
Private testing does not require verification of a person’s identity. Whatever name or initials you put on the envelope is how the test results will be written. The name on your order form, and on the collection envelope, should match to avoid delays in testing.
Place them in a paper envelope and tape it closed after you have written the information needed on the front of the envelope. Never put a DNA sample in plastic wrap, as bacteria can form and corrupt the integrity of the sample.
First, relax. We are sure you will do just fine. We have provided step by step instruction on you how to do a mouth swab collection. To view this instructions just click on DNA Collection.
Yes! If the participants live at different addresses, different cities, or even in different states, we can send separate kits to everyone involved. In order to send a second kit to another address simply select the option for additional kits on your order form. and enter the secondary address in the section asking where the …