Paternity Testing - Are You Raising Someone Else's Child?Written by Pete McFraser
The dawn of DNA testBack in 1700s, best way to determine paternity was by a good hard look and child, followed by a good hard look at father. Enough coincidences and maybe a relationship could be proposed. A hundred years later, eye color was discovered to be a paternity identifier. This theory has had its flaws exposed because of recent DNA advances. We now know that eye color is determined by at least six alleles, or genetic markers. Paternity testing has become a lot easier and affordable over past few years due to advances in DNA science. Although an estimated 200,000 DNA tests are conducted each year by states needing to sort child-support and welfare issues, few people are willing to conduct their own at-home paternity test. Few people realize simplicity and convenience of an at-home paternity test. How does a home DNA test work?Paternity testing requires a painless sample from both child and possible father. Even without a sample from mother, DNA paternity test results are up to 99.9999% accurate–that’s one-in-a-million odds your results are incorrect. Most companies provide a free home kit for you to provide samples and require you to send kit back to laboratory with accompanying fee. Because many companies are aware of discomfort of drawing blood from a child in order to get a sample, buccal (mouth) swabs are being accepted as an alternative. By gently massaging inside of child’s mouth, cheek cells are collected. These cells are then sent to lab for testing. Labs analyze up to sixteen genetic markers of child and match them against markers of alleged father. Because each of us receives half our genetic markers from each parent, results of DNA paternity testing are still accurate without DNA information of mother. Most labs will have results in 10 days and charge about $290 for a basic paternity verification test.
| | The Personality of a Typical Virgo BabyWritten by Tony Luck
Your Virgo Baby..August 23 - September 22 Virgo children are honest and reliable and usually tidy, although they may have bouts of being disorganised. Quick and alert, your Virgo child can be an excellent mimic, and is likely to be an early talker and, later, an early reader. Virgo children are usually shy amongst strangers and can become upset if teased. Sometimes Virgos are fussy eaters, but they will try very hard to please if they know what is expected of them. Your Virgo child will need lots of encouragement to make friends and develop relationships. They sometimes have little confidence in their own attractiveness to others and opt for solitary pursuits. Parents will need to give lots of hugs and affection to build self-confidence. Virgo children can sometimes feel lonely.
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