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Publication Date: July 2008
Publisher: Genetics and Public Policy Center
Author(s): Katherine Groff
Research Area: Health
Keywords: Direct-to-consumer genetic tests; Paternity testing
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Paternity testing is conducted to determine if a man is an individual's biological father. While several different ways to establish paternity were used in the past, DNA testing is
now the most accurate and popular method and the only method admissible in most courts.