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A '''paternity test''' is used to ascertain who is the [[father]] of another person. It is frequently done by [[DNA]] analysis of the [[child]] and the possible father. Since a person's DNA is the same in all of their cells, DNA testing can be done with a [[blood]] sample, a swab of [[skin]], or a lock of [[hair]]. A comparison of two people's DNA sequences will indicate the extent to which they are biologically related. Paternity tests make it easier for the courts to establish grounds to order the so-called "dead beat" fathers to pay child support.
A '''paternity test''' is used to ascertain who is the [[father]] of another person. It is frequently done by [[DNA]] analysis of the [[child]] and the possible father. Since a person's DNA is the same in all of their cells, DNA testing can be done with a [[blood]] sample, a swab of [[skin]], or a lock of [[hair]]. A comparison of two people's DNA sequences will indicate the extent to which they are biologically related. Paternity tests make it easier for the courts to establish grounds to order the so-called "dead beat" fathers to pay child support.<ref>[http://www.gtldna.com/dna-testing-for-paternity.html DNA Testing]</ref>
Prior to the DNA test a paternity test would be done by getting the blood type for the child, [[mother]] and potential father. Since there are obviously many men with the same blood type it was not possible to prove that a man was the father, only that he was not.
Prior to the DNA test a paternity test would be done by getting the blood type for the child, [[mother]] and potential father. Since there are obviously many men with the same blood type it was not possible to prove that a man was the father, only that he was not.<ref>[http://www.drgreene.com/21_1003.html Blood Typing]</ref>
Both DNA and blood typing tests can be used to determine the mother of the child.
Both DNA and blood typing tests can be used to determine the mother of the child.
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Genetics]]
[[Category:Genetics]]
[[Category:Genealogy]]
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