At Gene-Portrait, we provide you with the tools to read your unique DNA portrait.

     The book of life that is written in our inheritance molecule (DNA) is comprised of 6000 million letters. By using state-of-the-art scientific tools, we scan your DNA book in search of polymorphic regions (areas whose sequence of letters varies among individuals) to generate a unique pattern of bands (looks like a ladder or bar code), which constitutes your unique DNA portrait.

     Explanatory pictures of 2 DNA portraits

Picture 1: INDIVIDUAL DNA Portrait

     In this example, 3 unique DNA fingerprints (ladders A1 , A2 , A3 ) have been generated for a given individual by scanning 3 different polymorphic regions. The first ladder on the left is a molecular weight marker which allows us to visually estimate the sizes (molecular weights) of each of the elements in the remaining ladders. DNA fingerprint A1 has 4 bands whose estimated sizes are: 900, 650, 400, and 150 molecular units. Ladder A2 shows a different DNA fingerprint with sizes of: 2500, 900, 400, 200, 100. DNA fingerprint A3 comprises 3 bands: 1000, 800, 300.

Picture 2: FAMILY / GROUP DNA Portrait

     In this example, unique DNA fingerprints have been generated for 3 different people by scanning the same polymorphic DNA region. DNA fingerprint A has 4 DNA bands with the following estimated sizes: 2500, 1000, 500, 100. DNA fingerprint B comprises 4 bands whose sizes are: 1000, 500, 200, 100. DNA fingerprint C is made up of 5 DNA bands: 1000, 900, 600, 500, 100.

     You may ask yourself, how do I know my DNA portrait is accurate and unique?. At Gene-Portrait, we have an extensive experience in molecular biology and share a genuine appreciation for the beauty of the genetic universe that we all carry within. We have worked very hard to find the right combination of scientific methods that would produce both a scientifically-solid and aesthetically-attractive unique portrait of your DNA. At Gene-Portrait, we go the extra mile and test each and every DNA sample twice to ensure complete confidence in the results. Also, we have analyzed hundreds of DNA regions in order to select those that show the greatest variation among individuals. Therefore, you can rest assured that your DNA portrait is accurate and unique. Serious science to create beautiful art.