How to Read Your Paternity Test Results
When you order a paternity test from Beta Paternity, your results will be presented in the form of a table that contains the DNA profiles of the tested parties and an interpretation section that explains the results of the statistical analyses performed on the profiles.
Let’s focus on the interpretation section. This is where you’ll find the answer you’ve been looking for.
The interpretation section of your paternity test results will include a Combined Paternity Index, a Probability of Paternity, and a short paragraph explaining whether or not the alleged father has been excluded as the biological father of the child.
The Combined Paternity Index and the Probability of Paternity are statistical measures of the likelihood that the tested man is the biological father of the tested child. In very general terms, they are based on the number of matching DNA markers between the tested parties.
The results paragraph will state one of two things:
The alleged father is excluded as the biological father of the child. This result is known as an exclusion and indicates that the alleged father is not the biological father of the child.
The alleged father is not excluded as the biological father of the child. This result indicates that the alleged father is the biological father of the child.
If you have any questions about the paternity test results you receive, please call one of our helpful customer service representatives at 1-800-798-3810.
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