| When is a DNA Test important? - to determine biological paternity, with the consent of
the mother, child and presumed father, or only with the consent of the child and the
presumed father;
- to determine biological paternity with
the consent of the child and the mother;
- to determine biological paternity in
cases when the presumed father has died; in this case, the genetic profile of the presumed
father must be derived from an analysis of the parents, or of other close relatives;
- to determine whether two children have
the same parents, or if they have only one parent in common;
- to define, in the case of assisted
procreation, if the correct germinal cell donors have been used.
- to determine if twins are identical or
not (mono or di-zygous);
- for personal identification;
- to create family (genealogic) trees. |
