The first company to offer a genetic ancestry test to consumers in 2000 was Family Tree DNA.2 Some of the early DNA ancestry companies formed after 2000 have been absorbed in other companies that do a broader range of testing. DTC genetic testing includes medical genetics, paternity tests and ancestry testing. As described in the American Journal of Human Genetics: âAfter the consumer orders the test, the testing company sends a sample collection kit (e.g. buccal (cheek) swab or blood-spot collection).
Chowder is a thick, chunky soup that often contains fish or shellfish. New England is well known for its creamy, rich version of clam chowder. Chowder is somewhere between a soup and a stew â it's full of chunks of potato and onions, thick with bacon, fish, or vegetables, and sometimes eaten with crackers on the side or crumbled on top.
soup sandwich. A slang term used by members of the United States Army to describe a fellow soldier whose performance is unsatisfactory. This term is often shortened to just soup.. The term expresses a state of extreme uselessness, which can be understood by considering the functionality and worth of soup between two slices of bread.