DNA Testing Discussions Archives

Discuss the impact of DNA testing on pretrial identification. Do you think the use of these databases should be considered? Explain your position.

We adapted two dogs from the kennel over two years ago and love them so much but we are curious what breeds they have in them. We have heard of the dog DNA testing but do not know where to get that done at, if anyone has a link that would be great!
We would like to know a little bit more detailed so we can know what to watch out for in the future for medical reasons to know what to watch out for in the future. We dont mind spending the money and would just like to look into it.
We have been to the vets but our dogs are very unique and they say they really arent sure...but they are very healthy!

How accurate is DNA paternity testing?

I know how the paternity tests read (exclusion,inclusion) and all about the genetic markers, but how accurate is genetic testing. How possible is it for DNA testing to identify a man that is not the father as the father, or a man who is the father as not?
I know how the paternity tests read (exclusion,inclusion) and all about the genetic markers, but how accurate is genetic testing. How possible is it for DNA testing to identify a man that is not the father as the father, or a man who is the father as not?

To Jetfighter for his comment- I know who my childs father is. I'm asking because some girls coming around saying shes pregnant with my little brothers baby and I was doing some research on paternity testing. Maybe next time you should keep your snide comments to yourself.

My friends ex girlfriend has just calleed him and told him shes pregnant and he doesn't know if its his or not and thinks shes lying to him. Shes 8 weeks pregnant. Can they do a DNA test to find out if its his now? How dangerous is and to who? And if you can how far along does she have to be?

i am very interested in tracing my family history. i recently took a dna test for genetree and i am still a little confused as to understanding it. it was a maternal mitochondrial test. i also tried to put my dna into ancestry.com, but i didn't know what my mtdna regions were. if you could give me some suggestions, i would really appreciate it. thanks

Has anyone heard of this? How much does it cost? Do you think Veterinarian's have the DNA test kit yet? I just recently heard of this test and was wondering if anyone has had the DNA test done on their dog yet?

Thanks. :)

Dna testing??

Is there any possible way a dna test can be altered by the father so that the results come back negative?

I'm looking for special equipment used, requirements to become a DNA analyst, how to test the DNA, etc etc...

What is best prenatal dna testing during pregnancy?

I am only 4 weeks pregnant and have 2 possiblities that could be the father. I need dna testing asap before baby is born.

Hi I trying to do my family tree. The thing is do you know where i can go and get a dna test to found people in the past with my dna.Also I want to know if someone could do it for me and i just pay them to look up all my family history.

Dna Testing????

Im going to take a dna test and I know about all that the Y-Chromosone is from fater to son only and MTdna is from mother to child. Im curious about my grandpa's dna on my moms side, so because he had no boys as children that I cant know his DNA?

this either proves innocence or incriminates them.
this is dna testing before being convicted so if something happens then they wont be bothered it will be tested and guilty or not guilty. should it be the inmates choice

There has been doubt about my ex girlfriends baby being mine so I want to do the best I can can to avoid more mistakes and thats by having a dna test..

How accurate is Identigene DNA testing?

Has anyone used this. It is a home kit for DNA testing? You send it to a lab and they send you the DNA results. I'm just wondering how accurate these type of tests and in particular this company is.
Thank you.

In medical school do you ever do DNA testing?

I ask this question because it relates to a story I'm writing. My main character is a medical student and needs to have her DNA tested on her blood and her hair or saliva.

In medical school, would you ever do DNA tests and would you ever use your own DNA, specifically ones own DNA?

I'm looking for a lab doctors office, to do Ancestry DNA testing In the state of California

dna testing…?

ok i dont know my father and i have a pretty good idea who it is. i live in gillett pa its near troy elmira and towanda. im wondering if there are any dna testing sites or something like that that i can tested. now i dont want him to know im doing so i would just get a hair or something and mail it or something. can you name the address the person and other info so i can contact them?? please help!!

DNA testing to find out the breed of a dog?

I've heard of a few places online in which you can send in a sample of your dogs blood and they'll run a DNA test to determine the breed(s). Has anyone tried these? Do you believe they are accurate?

In mid-2003, many states had postconviction DNA testing statutes, which typically allow testing when DNA evidence relating to a particular crime exists, and there is also a reasonable probability that the defendant would not have been convicted if DNA testing had been made available during his/her trial.

How accurate is Ancestral DNA Testing?

I have been doing my family genealogy as a hobby for about ten years now. I have hit a brick wall and can go back no further. I'm thinking about doing ancestral DNA testing, and I want to know how accurate it is, if at all and also, what would be the best company to go through for that to get the most accurate results. Thanks.

How to go about marketing DNA Testing?

Who would you maket to? How do I get the info out? What people will be looking for DNA Testing services?

I have heard you can have prenatal DNA testing by some test that checks the baby's cells present in the mother's blood. Anyone know anything about this and whether it can be done at doctor's office or not?

My son just found out that his ex began telling everyone that the baby she is carrying is his, but my son stopped being intimate with her two wks before she began sleeping with her current boyfriend, who's she been having unprotected sex with............. yet she is determined to say baby belongs to my son. I want to prove by dna testing that the baby is not my son's, cause I don't want my son having to pay child support for a child he didn't have.

We have reason to believe that during a paternity test for a child custody case that the mother may have replaced the alleged fathers swabs with her own since she was not tested. She worked at the lawyers off the test was done at and the envelope with test was handed to her unsealed. The test for the mother was missing from the kit. Is it possible to tell if the DNA submitted on the swab was from a male or female? Would that require additional testing or does anyone know if that is part of the standard DNA paternity testing?

How do I find someone to serve them DNA testing papers?

My nephew thinks his ex girlfriend's new baby is his. She will not let him see the baby but won't tell him why. He has filed paperwork to have the child DNA tested but they are saying they can't find her! He knows the town she lives in but that's it. How can he get her address to have her served? In the mean time my nephew may be missing out on his son and or family is missing the first great grandchild! Please help

I have yet to get a clear answer on what defines a jew....especially when in concerns immigration to Israel.
If a DNA test shows someone to be of (Ashkenazi Jew) a certain haplotype, does this "hold any water" when documenting your heritage in immigration?

My ancestor is railroad magnate Mark Hopkins, but the rightful heirs have long been disputed. I would like to see if the debate could be settled once and for all now that DNA testing is available. It would be so expensive, but worth it if I could prove my family are the rightful heirs.

If the mothers are sisters and the possible fathers are brothers, can a DNA test determine that the cousins are related through the fathers as well?

The possible father of a frien may be dead so no blood can be obtained.Is ther any other way to get dna testing without blood if ther are other family members?

DNA Testing?

I have a really good friend who thinks that the child his ex wife has may not be his. How does he go about DNA testing through the court system? They were living separately when she became pregnant and he has many reasons to believe that she may have become pregnant by another man while he was away serving his time in the Air Force.
Thank you but he isnt really iterested in the sensationalism. He just wants to do what is right by the child ~ either way it turns out.
He's been paying but she refuses to let him see the child. Its been several years and he is unable to pay for an attorney to get his visitation enforced.