DNA/Paternity Testing

Each person inherits one-half of its genes (DNA) from its mother and one half from its father. In paternity testing, samples from the mother, child and alleged father are examined. By examining the DNA of mother and child it can be determined which genetic markers must have come from the true (biological) father.

The DNA of the alleged father is then examined and it is determined how likely it

is that he could have contributed the genetic markers which must be paternal. This likelihood is reported as a percentage of probability of paternity.