Testing for the presence or absence of a particular sequence of DNA using molecular methods such as the polymerase chain reaction or, increasingly, with DNA arrays, or DNA chips.
this is a test of the genetic characteristics of the parties involved and it is used to establish parentage of child(ren) in cases where there may be some doubt.
Medical testing which can establish paternity of a child and involves testing of both alleged parents and of the child.• Paternity• Police Powers
The analysis of human DNA, RNA, chromosomes, and proteins in order to detect the presence or potential presence of an inheritable disease.
Testing for a change or changes in a gene or genes.
A method of identifying who belongs to some biological sample. Often used to place people at crime scenes. Presented as infallible, but failed to convince OJ Simpson jury. Defense attorneys don't like clients to take them for fear of false positive. There is talk of requiring ProTour riders to provide DNA samples as a condition of license.
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic blueprint that determines the biological characteristics of an individual. DNA is found in the cells of the human body. Upon conception, a child inherits one half of its DNA from the mother and the other half from the father. This unique combination of DNA perfectly matches that of the biological parents of that child. For DNA testing to take place, cells are sampled from of the mother, the child and the father. In the laboratory, these cells are tested.