DNA Paternity Testing at Home
Ideally, the alleged mother, child and father would all participate in DNA paternity testing at home. If both parents who created the child bring DNA to the test, the results reflect the complete picture of the child's profile. But the real answer to the question is NO: the mother does not have to be tested to get conclusive paternity test results. A child receives half of their DNA from their mother and the other half from their father. Because half of the child's DNA that was received from the mother, the child corresponds exactly to half of the mother's DNA. The incompatible DNA without precedent will correspond to that of the biological father. Without the ability to remove the mother's DNA from the equation, the possibility increases that the results will not be conclusive, which may require testing of additional genetic markers, extending the time and cost required to get results Conclusive. In general, if the mother is available for testing, it should ...