Not Excluded Meaning for a DNA Test for paternity
When an alleged father receives his DNA test result and the conclusion which is located at the bottom of the DNA test result states “John Doe is not excluded as the biological father of Jane Doe”. What this phrase means is the probability of paternity the alleged father being biologically related to the child is more than likely.
What does “is excluded” mean on a paternity test?
When you read a paternity test result and in the conclusion portion of the result states John Doe “is excluded” as the biological father of Jane Doe. What this basically means is, the result shows John Doe is not biologically related to Jane Doe.
Inconclusive Paternity testing result: What does it mean?
If your paternity test result comes back inconclusive. This means the Genetic testing lab was unable to conclusively show a biological relationship between an alleged father and child. There could be a number of factors that can produce an inconclusive DNA result.
1. The child may have a DNA mutation.
2. The father may have a DNA mutation
3. The sample could have been compromised or tampered with.
4. Not enough genetic markers were tested.
In most cases when a paternity test result is completed. The result conclusion will state one of the following phrases. Either “not excluded” Meaning the probability of paternity if you are the biological father of the child. Or, “is excluded” which means the probability of you being the biological father is very slim to none.
