This test is used for establishing whether 2 or more individuals belong to the same paternal line.
• Tests up to 34 DNA markers – More accurate than the usual 11 markers tested by other laboratories.
• ISO 17025 Accredited/ 100% Accurate Results
• Legal Y Chromosome test and Peace of Mind options available
How the Y Chromosome DNA test works:
At conception a male child receives a complete copy of their biological fathers Y Chromosome. Because the Y chromosome is passed on intact to male offspring, the Y chromosome passed on by a biological father to his son is exactly the same (except for random mutation) as the Y chromosome he received from his father. He in turn received it from his father and so on. In addition, the Y chromosome of biological brothers, paternal uncles and male cousins will also be identical.
The DNA test analyses up to 34 genetic locations on the DNA strand. Individuals from the same paternal line will match at all locations.
This DNA test can only be performed on Males, as Females do not possess Y Chromosomes.
Examples of when this test can be used are as follows:
To test who the father of a child is when the father cannot be tested
To test whether two brothers have the same father when the father cannot be tested
To test whether two individuals are cousins
To test many potential relationships along the paternal line of a family
- Offers legal or peace of mind results
