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Determining Paternity without a DNA Test?

by HOMEDNA on 12/27/2010

Can you determine paternity without DNA testing for paternity? Not positively. Paternity DNA testing is the only way to know for sure; however, there are tools that may help with providing insight into a possibility of paternity. 1. Date of Conception

There are ways to estimate date of conception, which can be found all over the web. Keep in mind these are tools to assist in determining if the alleged father could possibly be the biological father. They cannot give definitive answers about paternity.

2. Eye-Color Test

An eye-color paternity test shows how eye color and inherited-trait theory can be used to help estimate paternity. This test is based on theories about genes and how they are inherited from biological parents. With this test you enter the mother’s, alleged father’s, and child’s eye colors to determine if paternity is possible.

3. Blood-Type Test

A blood-type paternity test can also help eliminate a potential father or determine if paternity is probable. The IDENTI GENE blood-type paternity test shows how ABO blood-typing and inherited-trait theory can be used to assist with answering paternity questions. With this test you enter blood types of the mother, child, and alleged father to determine if paternity is possible.

DNA Test: The Only Sure Way

These tests are helpful to determine if the alleged father could possibly be the biological father.But remember, DNA paternity testing is the only way to get clear paternity results.

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Can Twins really have Different Fathers?

by HOMEDNA on 05/18/2009

A Dallas TV report announced that fraternal twins came from different fathers. According to the report, it is rare, but it really does happen. To confirm, we asked an associate lab director, David Einum, about this phenomenon.

He stated that in recent years he had reported more cases of two-father fraternal twins, or heteropaternal superfecundation.Increased reporting does not necessarily mean that instances of this are more frequent. Rather, he feels that the rise in the volume of paternity and other relationship DNA tests performed across America has increased the likelihood of discovering this and other DNA rarities.

A Call For Help with DNA Testing Topics

by HOMEDNA on 09/30/2008

We hope everyone finds this blog useful. Every day, we try to think of a new topic. Today we wanted to ask for help from our readers. What do you want to read about?

Is there something we haven’t addressed that you would like to read about? When you think of DNA testing, what questions plague you? Is there something you are reading about in the news you would like more information on from an expert? we consult with client support representatives on a regular basis about what customers are asking about, but we’d love to hear from you too.

Help us decide the direction of this DNA testing blog and we will do our best to assist you. So feel free to post your ideas to the comments portion of this blog. Thanks!

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