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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.
Understanding Your Results. Contact. When evaluating DNA (or any other genetic test) keep in mind that each person has two sets of genetic markers, one from their father and one from their mother. In evaluating a paternity case one first looks at what the mother and child have in common. The genetic marker that remains in the child must come from the biological father.