Our DNA test kits come in two collection formats:
Buccal: Buccal is the "Cheek Swab" Test. A buccal swab is soft and resembles a large Q-Tip. It is used to collect a sample of cheek cells by simply rubbing the inside of the cheeks. It is as accurate as blood, as the DNA is the same. A person should, however, abstain from drinking coffee for a few hours before taking a sample, and smokers should rinse and brush their cheeks with a toothbrush before swabbing.
Blood: If you're considering the blood option, it is quite important that you contact your physician for the collection of blood samples for children under 8 years of age. We offer this option because it is much faster and easier for you to collect. The procedure involves a small lancet that is used to lightly pierce a finger (most don't even feel it). A small drop of blood is then transferred to a collection card - that's it.
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A legal paternity test is a conclusive and documented test to prove that an alleged person is biological father of a child or not. Legal paternity tests are often requested by courts and involve a documentation process to make the test results legally defensible which can be accepted by the legal system. These tests are performed by accredited bodies or government organizations through their DNA diagnostic laboratories. These tests are used to decide on child support, custody and inheritance. In a standard legal paternity test, the alleged father, child, and the mother are tested. Legal paternity test, or the legal DNA paternity, not only requires accurate test results but also requires the proof of identity of each person who has participated in the test. The DNA samples can either be collected using buccal swabs or from blood samples. The marker DNA patterns of the child are matched with those of the father and the mother. If a statistical confidence of 95% or more is achieved, the participating father and mother are taken as the biological parents of the child. In legal paternity issues, sampling is often done by trained professionals.
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