DNA Facts

DNA doesn’t change. It is set at conception and generally does not change, a paternity test can be performed on a person of any age—even on a sample from an unborn child (through prenatal testing). At birth,buccal swab can be collected from the newborn.

Looks alone are never proof of paternity. Many parentsinsist that their child looks just like an alleged father and so they can’t understand why a paternity test would show that the possible father and the child are not biologically related. A child could be biologically related to a possible father when they look nothing alike.

A child gets half of their DNA from each parent.

The traits of a child are determined not only by what their parents look like, but all the genomes that came before, on both sides of the family.

This genetic soup either can create a child that looks exactly like one or more parents, or a child that looks like neither, or something in between.

The way DNA is written is such that it is the arrangement that changes. “When it is specific for you, your brothers DNA can look like yours but will never be the same all through the sequence even if you are twins. it is even better than fingerprint. DNA testing is very accurate except those carrying out the analysis are not experts.

There are no age restrictions for DNA test participants. When collection is performed by an adult as directed, the cheek swabs are even safe for infants.

If the father isn’t available for a paternity test, paternity can still be determined by testing relatives of the deceased father, such as the possible father’s parents. Testing can also be done for a brother or sister of the child or a brother or sister of the possible father.

It’s a fundamental right to know where one came from. Paternity is a question of identity; it helps someone to form their personality.

**This story was originally published in the Saturday Vanguard of 4th May 2019

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