At home paternity testing kits are a wonderful technology that for under $300 can provide highly accurate, confidential results regarding the paternity of a child. These tests generally cost less than $300 and are available from a variety of online companies and can be bough over the counter in some store locations as well.
There are two kinds of home paternity testing kits that most consumers will encounter when shopping online or in stores. The first is known as a “buccal swab analysis” and the second is hair sample analysis.
With a buccal swab, a cotton like swab is rubbed on the inside of the mouth to collect cells that are then sent to a laboratory for analysis. For hair DNA analysis, a full length of hair (including the root section) is sent to the laboratory. This can be head, body or pubic hair, but it cannot be cut hair since this will not contain the root. A typical hair sample DNA test will require you pluck three or more hairs from the person or persons being tested and place them in a coded sealed container.
Home DNA test kits can be used not only establish paternity but also for ancestry DNA testing, and for finding predisposition to certain diseases. Most home DNA tests will take up to three weeks to obtain results.
Home DNA paternity tests are important devices when individuals or families seek to ascertain paternity in a confidential manner, but you should be aware that they have no legal standing in courts. If you are interested in using your DNA results in a court case, you will need to have a legally certified DNA test conducted.
You can read more about legal DNA paternity testing, including information about court ordered paternity tests, at the Legal DNA Paternity Testing website.
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