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Paternity
Ask questions here pertaining to the role of a father during his child's development in the womb. Also pertains to paternity tests and possibly determining the father of the child as a result of intercourse with different men on specific dates.
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Can a DNA test with hair prove a child is mine?
I suppose, if the lab accepts it, but usually a saliva sample is taken.
How much does a DNA test cost in Kenya?
dna testing would cost around kshs 7000.however for legal purposes the price might be as high as kshs 17000.
No, as they still each carry at least two sets of different DNA contributions.
What has two two have to do with each other?
Why can a paternity test only disprove paternity?
Most paternity tests are based on comparisons of DNA. DNA evidence can only exclude suspects. DNA sequencing is used because there are so many different sequences you could have at any one place, the odds of any 2 people, except identical twins, having the same DNA is nearly impossible. However, if people are very closely related (like father-son), they will share a number of common sequences on a DNA test. We'll say 5 out of 10. Though it's usually VERY unlikely, 2 completely unrelated people can still share sequences in certain places. This is why it can only legally disprove paternity cases. If 2 people shared no sequences, they couldn't be related. That's not to say, however, that 2 people who share a number of similarities are related.
