If a DNA test says you are the father but the conception and due dates do not seem to match could the test have been rigged?

Answer 1

DNA rigged?Due date prediction is not an exact science and even when the pregnancy test was performed by a licensed ob/gyn (as opposed to an OTC test,) the test can be off by three weeks or even a month. You cannot even depend on ultrasound because the growth of a fetus can be affected by many different things.

As for DNA test rigging...I'm sure there are disreputable labs that might make a mistake but if the lab has all of the proper equipment and certifications then this shouldn't be a problem.

If you are worried about the lab that conducted the DNA test then you can always have another one done. Or go to another lab. They only need a saliva swab from you and the baby. (If you went to a doctor's office or hospital to have the test done you can find out if they did the test on site or sent it out to an independent lab. Just ask and then you can make sure you have two results from labs that are not affiliated with each other.)

Mistakes do happen sometimes but you are very likely the father of the child.

There are some people in our population that are called "chimeras," there was a documentary about this a few months ago on the Discovery Medical channel. They interviewed two women who had two different sets of DNA and some of their children, (in one case I believe it was all of the children born to one particular mother,) the children had different DNA from their mothers but the mothers had two different sets of DNA. The doctors and labs had to locate the other DNA within the mother. Sometimes it's only in one organ, sometimes more. It is an oddity that is still being studied and documented but it wouldn't apply in your case, since you are the father. Of course, if you carried two different sets of DNA it could happen, but if that were your case then you wouldn't be asking these questions about paternity.

More input:

• You are the Daddy, unless you have an identical twin brother.

• You cannot "rig" a DNA test. DNA is an unchangeable genetic marker and a lab has much, much more to lose than to care to rig a simple paternity test. Step up.