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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Paternity Tests, DNA Testing, Home Testing Kits


Home DNA Paternity Testing Kits. Do you need to find out if you are the biological father, or even a biological mother, of a baby or a more grown up child. Many men doubt that they are the biological father of an unwanted child, for their own reasons, and there are now home DNA testing paternity kits, which can conclusively reveal if a child is theirs, and these kits are 99.9% accurate. There is no other method as accurate as these, they are similar procedures the government and the CSI laboratories use everyday. Home DNA paternity testing kits are so reliable, that they can be used in a Court of Law as evidence. DNA paternity testing has been used for years to resolve many problematic marriages and paternity lawsuits.
Easy to use Home Paternity Test Kit
DNA testing is the most technologically advanced way to tell parentage, and these can be split into two groups, Restriction Fragment Length Polmorhism and Polymerase Cahin Reaction ( PCR ) The PCR, is the main way for determining genetic family relationships for paternity and will be the one which is used in the home paternity kits. The home paternity testing kits work by you swabbing the inside of the cheeks of the mouth, rotating the swab stick and pressing firmly against the cheek. As these home kits are not a saliva test, you really need to follow all the instructions very carefully, or you may be wasting you time. For positive identification, you may need a swab from the child, the mother and the suspected father, but you can do it between the father and the child only.
One you have done your DNA paternity test, you will need to send the swabs to the laboratory of the company whom you purchased it from, the address will be on the instructions inside the box. There is usually a pre-paid envelope also included, but it would be better if you used a delivery service such as DHL or UPS, with a signature required on delivery, at least that way there should be no mix up at the post office. Once you have sent off the swabs, completed forms, signatures and possible identification, you results should be ready within seven days.
 Getting the Results
This is the most important part for many anxious fathers or would be fathers, you can have the results delivered to your home address or a nominated address, which you may want to do if you are being secretive about the whole situation, or you may be able to ring up the laboratory for the results, but this is not advised as mistakes can happen just in the conversation. Most companies now have an online service, you will need a password, which will be filled in on the forms you have sent in with the swab sample. You will then be able to access the results over the internet, this way, no-one ever need know that you have done a paternity test. If you are doing this secretly, arrange payment via a third party, and a hard copy of the report to another address
Think First
If you are being blamed for a child, that you consider is not yours, then go ahead and get it done. But if the paternity test is for a child whom you have lived with as your own for several years, think about what the damages and changes will do to the child and you. If you find the child is not yours, you will never treat them the same again, no matter what you promise, it is impossible. Maybe, if you find out that they have a different father, you should TALK to the mother first, without the child there, the child would of already had several years of lies and deception, yes they need to know the truth, but sometimes, is a lie that destroys a child better than a small lie which brings a smile. The ultimate decision is down to you.

Dog DNA Kits - Are They Worth It?



Doggy DNA - What I Found Out


About a month after the death of my 12 year old husky, we decided it was time to add a puppy to our household.   We knew that we were not looking for another husky as we are looking to moving to a warmer climate.  We had narrowed our search to a Doberman, a Boxer (brindle), a German Shepard or a mix that looked like one of them.  We weren’t picky…male or female, from puppy to a year old. 
After searching online, we finally found what we were looking for on petfinder.org (this is a great resource) - a boxer/Doberman mix, female, 7 weeks old and she was brindle and white…adorable.  I filled out the paperwork as required by the rescue organization and waited to hear back.  When we found out that we had been approved, we happily drove the 3 hours (each way) to get her.  After trying out several names on the way home, we settled on Bella.
As soon as her feet hit the ground at home, we had people telling us that she looked like a Pit Bull to them.  Even though this happened on multiple occasions, I shrugged it off.  No, she is the Boxer that we wanted, that we had been waiting and looking for.  So many people were making comments, none of them bad.  Mostly we were hearing what a nice looking Pit puppy we had. 
Since Bella had already had her first set of puppy shots, it was a couple of weeks before her first vet appointment, at which point my vet walked in, took one look at her and informed me that we did not have a Boxer puppy.  While he was very supportive of us keeping Bella – he wasn’t at all happy that she was miss represented by the rescue (apparently this is not uncommon with Pit Bulls). 
Long story short, we did decide to keep Bella.  We had never had a Pit Bull before, nor had we ever planned to own one ever in the future.  I did a lot of research and talked to a lot of Pit Bull owners. While she is still a puppy, she is absolutely fantastic.  However, I was still curious as to what else she was mixed with.
So, I got a DNA test from a company BioPet because I was interested in knowing what Bella was mixed with.  I did know ahead of time that they didn’t test for Pit Bulls (that part was not in question anyway), but wanted to know what else she was mixed with.
The instructions with the kit were simple and easy to understand. After following them, which basically included taking a couple of cheek swabs, I sent the samples in.
Roughly 2 1/2 weeks later, I received the results from BioPet.
I was surprised to say the least. While I know that Bella is a mix breed, I wasn't expecting the breeds they say she is mixed with.
The results are broken down into levels of breed "dominance" in the dog.
Level 1: over 75% of the breed is represented in the dog
Level 2: between 37% - 74%
Level 3: between 20% - 73%
Level 4: between 10% - 19%
Level 5: less than 10%
Each dog can have more than one breed in each level.
So here are Bella's results:
Level 3: Doberman Pinscher
Level 3: St. Bernard
Level 4: Boston Terrier
Level 4: Great Pyreneees
Level 4: Norwegian Elkhound
Level 5: Bull Terrier
While I can see the Doberman and the terriers, I don’t personally think there is any of the larger, northern breeds in my puppy.  I was personally expecting to see breeds like Boxer, Lab or Great Dane.  Even though Bella’s test results weren’t what I was personally expecting, I would still recommend the test, however, strictly for entertainment value. 
We love Bella and have decided that no matter what she is mixed with, she is in our family to stay.

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