My sister had a swab paternity test done. The father smokes. She does not. The test came back that said he was excluded. BUT the alleys match or something to that extent. And there were certain percentages that were matches. Should she do a blood test or are these swab tests accurate!!! I need help on this one~!! Pls!
2007-05-26 11:01:14 · 7 answers · asked by Christopher B 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
i had to have one done with my daugters father and he is a smoker but he came back as her father form what i remember they are just as accurate as blood tests because they are testing your dead cells that came off your cheek. obviously the test is correct and people need to face the facts.
2007-05-26 11:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by ~* White Gurl *~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Paternity Swab Test
2016-11-09 20:30:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swab Test Dna
2016-12-26 18:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by efird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Swab Test (Buccal Swab) is as accurate as the Blood DNA. You're just getting it from another source. Make sure you find a reputable lab though.I hope this helps. If you have any other questions,feel free to contact us.
www.fastpaternity.webs.com
2013-10-19 13:45:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are accurate. The swab paternity test will hold in a court of law.
Read "Cheek Swabs vs. Blood Samples" @ http://www.dnacenter.com/paternity-blog/category/dna-sample-collection/
Sorry, and good luck to you and your sister.
2007-05-26 11:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by ashes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smoking isn't relevant in the least.
These people can't write, but I think you can get an idea from this:
"The different sizes of DNA found at these STR regions correspond to, what geneticist call, alleles. These alleles are passed on from parents to offspring. By examining random individuals within a particular population, each allele is found to have a frequency associated with it within that group. It is these frequencies that researchers use to calculate the probabilities of relatedness."
http://www.genetree.com/resource/methodsDNA.php
"Once the sizes of DNA in the specific regions are determined, they are represented by a universal number (e.g., 9, 10, 11), and referred to as alleles.
Each person should have 2 alleles at each system examined for paternity testing (with exception given to either, a) a person having the same allele presented twice, or b) the possibility of a 'silent' allele). One allele is passed from the biological father and the other allele is passed from the biological mother.
Each known allele has a determined frequency of occurrence in the general population and among different ethnic groups (Table 1). These frequencies are used to calculate the probabilities of paternity, siblingship, grand-parentage, etc."
http://www.genetree.com/resource/resultsAndData.php
I take it your sister and the guy she was trying to claim as the father are both from a similar background...?
It's one of those 99.99999999+% things. Keep in mind that people are sent to prison on far less proof. Daddy he ain't.
2007-05-26 12:22:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
99.9% accurate in determining the father, 100% in excluding a man.
2007-05-26 11:04:15 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes have a blood test, if someone is on medicines they can give a false when it is positive
2007-05-26 12:04:02 · answer #8 · answered by ERICA L 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are very correct.
99.9% of the time.
2007-05-26 11:06:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋