National Geographic DNA: Upload Raw Data

National Geographic is known for educating people about places, peoples, and cultures worldwide. For several years, one of the ways it did this was through the Genographic Project, a research effort that included a National Geographic DNA test.

The Genographic Project launched in 2005 and ran until 2019, when the public participation phase ended. Over its lifetime, more than 1 million people took part using National Geographic's Geno DNA ancestry kits. National Geographic did not retain participants' DNA data.

Using your National Geographic DNA raw data

If you took the National Geographic DNA test, you can still use your raw data file in many places, provided you downloaded it before the project's results site closed. You can read about where to upload National Geographic raw DNA data in our guide to free DNA upload sites.

One of those places is Sequencing, which provides a confidential, comprehensive analysis of your DNA data. You can read our Privacy First policy for details on how your information is kept safe.

How to upload National Geographic raw DNA data

Uploading your National Geographic raw DNA data to Sequencing is free and simple. Once you have your file, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Upload Center.
2. Choose the option to upload from your computer.
3. Select your National Geographic DNA data file and start the upload.

That is it. It can take up to 15 minutes for the data to finish processing and become available to use with apps in the Partner Marketplace.

Analyzing your National Geographic DNA

Once your file is available, open the Partner Marketplace. You will find apps across categories including health, ancestry, and nutrition. Many analysis apps are completely free. Use the Free filter to see all the free apps and reports, then run one on your data to get a personalized report.

Other options from Sequencing

Beyond analyzing uploaded data, Sequencing also offers genetic testing of its own.

Whole genome sequencing reads your entire genome. Where the National Geographic Genographic test read less than 0.1% of your DNA, Sequencing's whole genome sequencing reads 100% of it, across all of your over 30,000 genes.

Once your genome is sequenced, you can learn far more than genealogy alone, including insights into health, rare disease screening, wellness, nutrition, and sleep. Learn more about whole genome sequencing to see what a genotyping test may have left out.