After collected specimens are analyzed at the laboratory, DNA is isolated and amplified for detailed examination. All 16-loci examined for each test participant will be further interpreted by our staff scientists to confirm the validity of the hypothesized familial relationship. As provided in the DNA paternity testing examples below, each participant's genetic information will be documented to allow for ease of evaluation at each DNA locus.

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In performing a detailed review of the data shown on a DNA paternity test report, each locus of the child must first be compared to that of the biological mother to determine the mother's contribution. As in the above, although both the alleged father and child possess an "11" at locus "XXX", this would still be considered a genetic mismatch due to the fact that a locus within the child's profile must first match with one in the mother's. In the event that the mother is not tested, a direct comparison between the alleged father and child is performed.

The terminology used in reporting DNA paternity test results is a paternity ¡§inclusion¡¨ versus a paternity ¡§exclusion¡¨. If all chromosomes within each locus tested demonstrate an appropriate genetic match between the alleged father and child, then a paternity inclusion can be determined, proving that the alleged father is the true biological father. Alternatively, the alleged father would be eliminated from being biologically related to the child whenever there are at least two non-matching loci, and this is reported as a paternity exclusion.