GeneTree.com - Genetics Completing Your Family Tree

Do you want to make a thorough family tree leaving no stone unturned? GeneTree.com is a family tree site that approached the scientific side of creating family trees. GeneTree.com offers DNA testing a way to link you with your ancestors and relatives. GeneTree.com offers the DNAvigator online tool which searches thousands of mitochondrial( genetic information passed from mother to children) to find connections that could help identify lineages to common ancestors. With the DNAvigator you can find more members of your family tree. GeneTree.com even offers a paternity test. Besides the scientific aspects of the site there are the more traditional social networking features such as homepages for all family tree members even deceased relatives. Make your pages rich by adding documents, photos and even videos. GeneTree.com is a social network allowing you to stay in contact with family members. GeneTree.com approaches all perspectives of a family tree including the genetic perspective.

"GeneTree (www.genetree.com) is a new category of family networking site designed to help people understand where their personal histories belong within the greater human genetic story. The GeneTree site creates unparalleled opportunities for unlocking genetic heritage and identity, connecting with ancestors and living relatives, and sharing meaningful information and experiences to help preserve family histories. GeneTree expands the concept of family, providing fresh new answers and perspective to the universal questions, "Who am I?" and "Where do I come from?"
The vision for GeneTree was conceived in 2006 by principals at several Sorenson companies, who were curious about where they came from, and recognized that others shared the same curiosity and would want to connect and share family histories. The resulting innovative GeneTree tools and information will help fuel the efforts and imaginations of the countless people seeking greater knowledge about their genetic and cultural origins. The GeneTree beta site was formally launched October 23, 2007."

GeneTree.com has an attractive interface. The homepage is especially catchy with the flashing photos of family members. The site is easy to navigate and has all information in its respective place. GeneTree.com may be one of the only family tree communities and applications that explores the genetic aspect of family so thoroughly. The DNAvigator is definitely a unique tool which could uncover many ancestral links.

The paternity test is a bit out of place on a family tree community. GeneTree.com has an awkward feel to it, a strange mix between science and social objective. I am not sure how most people will feel about DNA testing in order to find long lost relatives.