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DNA maternity tests have many uses and work in exactly the same way as a DNA paternity test. Cases could vary from adopted children searching for birth parents, to families needing proof of a biological relationship for immigration applications. Many adopted children grow up needing to know the identity of their “real” or birth parents. Many suffer from identity issues and feel that meeting a birth parent will help to solve them. Others may just be curious or need information on a family tree. Whatever the circumstances, once they believe they have located a parent, a DNA maternity test is the only certain way knowing they have found their biological mother. In donor conception, where a child is born to parents with fertility problems, it can also be necessary to locate a birth parent. As with adopted children, the reason may be to satisfy their curiosity, or for medical reasons such as organ donation. In these cases a match must be made between the recipient of the organ and the donor, and more often than not, these are best between biological relations. More recently, immigration departments are using DNA maternity tests as part of the application process concerning visas and citizenship. The Bureau of Immigration, India now endorses DNA testing as one means of providing evidence of a claimed, biological, family relationship. Usually, other forms of evidence will suffice, such as birth certificates or family books; however, DNA testing is a useful option when other evidence is unreliable or unavailable. What Does The DNA Test Involve? In order to obtain the most accurate and conclusive results, a DNA company will urge you to test a child, father and alleged mother. The lab would begin by looking at the 16 different DNA markers in the DNA of each person participating in the test. All of us have a pair of each of these markers, one being inherited from the biological mother and one being inherited from the biological father. The test then makes comparisons of these markers between the mother and the child. A child’s markers are made up of 50% from its mother and 50% from its father. In the absence of a father, it is still possible to conduct a DNA maternity test, and a laboratory will simply test in excess of 16 markers in order to reach an acceptable level of certainty about the relationship. A laboratory will not report a result unless there is at least a 99% probability that the possible mother is or isn’t the biological mother of the child. At easyDNA you will find answers to all questions regarding paternity, siblingship and legal definition. We are equipped to provide full legal and emotional DNA Testing services, using state of the art technology, at competitive rates, on time, every time. We operate through a network of offices covering a wide geographic area. We currently operate in 12 offices around the world. To contact us with further questions please email info@easydna.net. |
