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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.
If the mother and father are confirmed as the parents of the child, the DNA sequences at each locus of the childâs chromosomes must have been inherited from each parent. Determining paternity and maternity is possible from these DNA sequences. For more information, see Understanding a Paternity Test Report.