Can a mother prove she is a child's blood mother with the same test?
2006-11-17 18:58:51 · 12 answers · asked by Tenn Gal 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
What they're testing for is DNA, not whose blood it is. A paternity test is done because while it's obvious who the mother is, it's not always as obvious who the father is unfortunately
2006-11-17 19:01:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, they test the father because they assume the mother would know if she gave birth to the child.
Children do not get a parent's blood, their bodies make their own. They may share a blood type, but that is not the parents actual blood.
They test using genetic code or material. If testing for both parents, they use different parts of the genetic material to see if there is a match. If the parts match, the parent and child are deemed to match. Most paternity tests are done by scrapping the inside of your mouth with a small swab. Hope this helps.
2006-11-17 19:05:48 · answer #2 · answered by BuffyFromGP 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If a woman had to really prove that she was a child's mother, she could do so with the same test. The way the test works is to compare the gene markers between the two samples.
A child's genetic makeup will be a combination of the father and the mother.
2006-11-17 20:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by mreheather6 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The child has both parents DNA. They do a paternity test on one parent or the pther to identify the DNA that matches. All the DNA a child has will either match moms or dads. It happens at conception. The sperm carries dna and so does the egg. When they meet and create a baby, that child takes on different genes or traits of both parents. That is where the dna comes from.
In answer to your question... the test can be done on either parent, but why would a mother need to have one done? I think she would remember/have proof that she delivered a child. It's only if a woman steals a baby that she would get busted if they did a test. But, women who do that are sick in the head. They shoudl be taken out and shot for taking someone else's baby. Anyone who can do that is a horrible excuse of a person.
2006-11-17 19:03:51 · answer #4 · answered by Steve & Krista A 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes usually when they give a paternity test to a father the mother is tested too.
2006-11-17 19:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Erica 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes..you can prove the paternity of both parents..
It all has to do with matching up DNA and the child will have certain matches from both parents..
Its complicated, but do not worry..they can prove who the mother and father is, and it is not really based on blood itself..
DNA is extracted from blood
2006-11-17 19:02:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, they do paternity tests on males because it's usually really obvious who the mother is. They can be done on women.
2006-11-17 19:00:49 · answer #7 · answered by Asuza 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes. usually you dont have to considering only a mother can give birth. but in cases where the parent is a chimera then yes they have to do tests. but if they say they are the mother and they are but the tests say their not then they have to do testing to see if that person is a chimera , its rare but it happens. a chimera is when you are your own twin. two babies becoming one, that would mean the person has 2 sets of d.n.a. so thats why their childs blood would say they werent related.
2006-11-17 20:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by Dungonecrazy11 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They can tell if their DNA appears similar, but they cannot confirm that they have the same father. I would suggest that you get the court to order testing to determine who are the fathers of your children.
2016-05-22 00:25:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes they can because a baby is split up betwween the fater and mothers blood, it has both
2006-11-18 06:23:39 · answer #10 · answered by Victoria 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋