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HUMAN DNA TYPING

■What is DNA Typing?
■The scientific basis of DNA Typing
■How is DNA Typing done?
■How DNA typing is used in determining Paternity
■Guidelines for DNA Analysis
■Paternity testing from start to finish
■Other uses of DNA Typing

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►PATERNITY TESTING FROM START TO FINISH

The routine procedure in paternity cases is briefly outlined below:

1. Briefing and signing of documents
2. Blood smear from alleged parent and child. Biological sample from the known parent may or may not be required.
   
3. DNA extraction
4. PCR Amplification
5. Automated DNA Fragment Analysis
6. Statistical analyses of DNA patterns using Population Genetics- based principles and/or sequence analyses of known genetic markers