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Sheila
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Sheila asked in Pregnancy & ParentingParenting · 9 years ago

Do you think DNA test are now more accurate?

We are just as sure that my husband did not father a son that is claimed to be his as the test he had taken almost 15 years ago at 99%. Meaning were 99% sure he's not. It was done in a neighboring town, mailed out of state to a lab, results back in about 3 weeks, the mother and child originally refused to show, until threatened with court contempt, so the specimens were taken 10 days apart from my husband's. It came back as a form letter at 99% that he could not be excluded among general population as the father. Child support, etc, all under the bridge as "child" is 22. Just wonder if you think DNA testing has come further and would be more accurate today? I know 99% is accurate, but just feel it was done in a massive lab, kind of a factory setting, also know that this lab had a venue for nation wide DNA testing to prove fathers were as such, so then makes you wonder if they were after quantity, nailing a father and not accuracy.

Update:

I'm asking do you think they are more accurate NOW than 15 years ago?

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago
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    The thing with things like "99%" certain is that physicist will say they're not sure gravity exists.

    It's being scientifically correct. Nothing is certain,everything can be turned around if new evidence arrives. Even the most obvious.

    If a scientist sais 99% it basically means 100%.

    But yes, DNA accuracy has improved...just like everything else in the last 15 years.

  • 9 years ago

    You can't get more accurate than that. The state forced my fiance to take a DNA test for our daughter and he was found 99% likely to be the father. They wanted him to pay child support because we aren't married but we live together so it would have been pointless.

  • 9 years ago

    Well, I have read that DNA testing was less accurate 10-15 years ago, can't cite my source though because I don't remember where I read it. But it's quite possible that your husband should retest.

  • 9 years ago

    DNA testing is very accurate.

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  • 9 years ago

    yep beacuase i just got AIDS and found out from a blood test so yeah

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    DNA doesn't lie....)

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