The Gene Box
Ancestry & Heritage

Compass

Your heritage. 800+ populations. One journey.

What Compass does

The gateway to genomic engagement

Compass is the engagement tier product designed to draw patients in with curiosity about their heritage — then open the door to clinical genomics. A saliva sample unlocks an ancestry journey that naturally leads to deeper health insights.

Curiosity as the entry point

Heritage is universally compelling. Compass converts that curiosity into a genomics relationship — giving patients a reason to engage with their DNA before they have a clinical need.

Top of the precision medicine funnel

Once a patient has their ancestry data, upselling to wellness genomics (Prism) or clinical insights (Clarity) is a natural conversation — not a cold ask.

Features

800+ populations. Four dimensions of ancestry.

Every Compass report covers the full scope of heritage analysis — from regional ethnicity composition to ancient haplogroup lineages.

800+ population groups

Deep regional coverage across every inhabited continent. Not just broad continental labels — specific population genetics refined over decades of research.

  • Continental ancestry
  • Regional sub-populations
  • Island and diaspora groups
  • Indigenous population data
  • Confidence-weighted assignments

Migration paths & lineage

Trace where your ancestors came from and how they moved across the globe over thousands of years. Historical migration routes grounded in population genetics.

  • Historical migration routes
  • Founder effect analysis
  • Population admixture events
  • Timeline of ancestry shifts
  • Cross-continental lineage

Ethnicity composition

Precise ethnicity percentages with confidence intervals — not guesses. Each assignment comes with a statistical range reflecting the underlying genomic evidence.

  • Percentage breakdowns
  • Confidence intervals
  • Recent vs ancient ancestry
  • Admixture modelling
  • Reference panel comparison

Haplogroup analysis

Maternal (mtDNA) and paternal (Y-chromosome) haplogroup identification — connecting your direct lineages to ancient human populations and migration events.

  • Maternal haplogroup (mtDNA)
  • Paternal haplogroup (Y-DNA)
  • Ancient human connections
  • Neanderthal/Denisovan overlap
  • Global haplogroup map
Who uses Compass

Built for volume and engagement

Wellness clinics — curiosity-driven entryCorporate wellness — team-building engagementDirect partnerships — volume acquisition
The clinical pathway

How Compass connects to the full stack

Compass sits at the top of the funnel. Every product in the TGB platform builds on the last.

Compass

Ancestry & heritage — the entry point

Prism

Wellness genomics — nutrition, fitness, longevity

Clarity

Clinical genomics — disease risk, pharmacogenomics

Multi-omic stack

Flora (microbiome) + Lens (blood) + AI orchestration

Ready to engage patients with their heritage?

See Compass in action — and how it opens the door to the full TGB platform.