The Complete Guide to Home Paternity Testing
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Understanding how home paternity testing works is essential when you need accurate answers about biological relationships. At Genofit, we make DNA paternity testing straightforward, confidential, and highly accurate from the comfort of your home. This guide walks you through every step, from ordering your kit to understanding your results.
What Is a Home Paternity Test?
A home DNA paternity test analyzes genetic markers to determine whether a man is the biological father of a child. With accuracy rates exceeding 99.999%, paternity testing provides definitive answers when questions arise about parentage. The entire process happens at your convenience, with sample collection in the privacy of your own home.
Step 1: Order Your Paternity Test Kit
Getting started with Genofit is simple and secure. Visit our website and place your order online in just a few minutes. Our straightforward ordering process protects your privacy while ensuring you receive everything you need for accurate testing.
What Happens After You Order
Once you complete your purchase, we immediately prepare your kit for shipment. Your collection kit ships directly to your address in discreet, unmarked packaging to protect your privacy. We understand the sensitive nature of paternity testing and take every measure to ensure your privacy throughout the process.
Step 2: Collect DNA Samples at Home
Your Genofit home collection kit contains everything you need to collect DNA samples safely and effectively. The process is simple, painless, and takes just minutes to complete.
What's Included in Your Kit
- Sterile cheek swabs for each participant
- Clear, illustrated step-by-step instructions
- Pre-labeled specimen collection envelopes
- Return packaging with prepaid shipping label
- Kit activation card with unique barcode
How to Collect Your Samples
Sample collection is easy and completely painless. Each participant simply rubs sterile mouth (buccal) swabs against the inside of their cheek for about 30 seconds each. The swabs collect cells containing DNA from the cheek lining.
Returning Your Samples
Once all samples are collected, dried, and sealed, place them in the return envelope provided. Affix the prepaid shipping label and drop the package at any postal location. Your samples are tracked throughout their journey to our laboratory.
Step 3: Laboratory Analysis
Once your samples arrive at our accredited laboratory, our team of PhD scientists and genetic specialists begins the analysis process.
Our Testing Methodology
Genofit analyzes multiple genetic markers (loci) to compare the DNA profiles of the child and potential father. We examine up to 27 genetic markers to ensure the highest accuracy levels. This comprehensive analysis can provide results with over 99.999% accuracy when determining paternity.
Quality Assurance
Our laboratory is fully accredited and follows the highest industry standards to guarantee reliable results. Each sample is tested twice, and results are reviewed by multiple scientists before being released.
Result Turnaround Time
Standard processing delivers results within 1 to 2 business days after samples reach our laboratory. We send you email updates at each stage of the process so you always know the status of your test.
Step 4: Receive Your Results
When your analysis is complete, Genofit notifies you via email with secure access instructions. You can log into our private, password-protected portal to view, download, and print your results at any time.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Your results are presented using case numbers and designations like "CHILD" and "ALLEGED FATHER" to protect privacy. We never share your information with third parties, and all data is stored securely according to strict privacy protocols.
Accessing Your Results
Our secure online portal allows you to access your results 24/7 from any device. You can download a PDF copy for your records or print the report as needed. Results remain accessible in your account indefinitely.
Step 5: Understand Your Paternity Test Results
Your Genofit results report contains several key sections that work together to provide a clear conclusion about biological paternity.
Combined Paternity Index (CPI)
The CPI represents how many times more likely the tested man is to be the biological father compared to a random individual from the same ethnic background. Higher numbers indicate stronger evidence of paternity.
For example, a CPI of 45,000,000 means the tested man is 45 million times more likely to be the father than a random person of similar ancestry.
Probability of Paternity
When the tested man is the biological father, the probability of paternity typically exceeds 99.999%. If he is not the father, the probability will be 0%.
The probability cannot reach exactly 100% because absolute certainty would require testing every person in the world from the same population group. However, results above 99.99% are considered conclusive proof of paternity.
Conclusion Statement
Your report provides a clear conclusion in plain language:
- If the man IS the biological father: "The alleged father is not excluded as the biological father of the tested child. Based on testing results obtained from analyses of the DNA loci, the probability of paternity is 99.999%."
- If the man IS NOT the biological father: "The alleged father is excluded as the biological father of the tested child."
Get Answers Today
Genofit provides a secure, accurate, and private way to determine paternity. Our laboratory delivers the answers you need to move forward with peace of mind.