The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island, is a smallest state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area.
If the DNA patterns between mother, child, and the alleged father match on every DNA probe, the likelihood of paternity is 99.9 percent. To conduct DNA testing, either a blood test known as Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) or a procedure called a Buccal scrap is used.
Paternity Test. DNA paternity testing determines the biological father of a child. We all inherit our DNA from our biological parents â half from our mother, and half from our father. A DNA paternity test compares a child's DNA pattern with that of an alleged father to determine if there is a match.