Parentage/Paternity Testing

Infidelity Studies

Sexual Harassment

Parentage/Paternity Testing
DNA testing is synonymous with paternity and parentage testing. Such testing is typically employed to identify the father of a child in legal disputes. A simple swab of the mouth is all it takes for Genetic Technologies to provide definitive proof of paternity. Our services are performed in strict accordance with the Uniform Parentage Act for both the public and private sector.

The test may be self-administered at home or work, performed at one of our hundreds of collection facilities nationwide or conducted by private appointment with one of our mobile technicians. Typically, the results are available within one week of the time our laboratory receives the specimens. For home testing, Genetic Technologies offers a DNA Identification, Collection and Storage Kit which enables the user to easily provide a sample specimen and mail it in to our laboratory.

Infidelity Studies
Suspicions of extramarital affairs and infidelity regarding one's significant other are increasingly common. And although one may hide guilt and account for unexplained absences, DNA evidence is irrefutable.

Bodily secretions during and after a sexual encounter are deposited on a number of items, including bed sheets, undergarments, discarded bathroom tissues, bath towels, carpet and couch cushions. Using a wide range of serological and DNA analysis techniques, Genetic Technologies can identify a unique genetic profile from a wide variety of stained and disposed of items.

Identity can even be profiled when the suspicious party has abstained from sexual relations for some time. A mouth swab can be taken to establish a reference standard for elimination purposes when examining DNA taken from stained items.

Sexual Harassment
Perpetrators in sexual harassment cases often unwittingly leave behind evidence of their identity, whether by touching the victim or by sending obscene letters. Using new DNA investigative tools, cases involving threatening or harassing letters can now be solved. In one recent harassment case, Genetic Technologies was able to extract a genetic profile from a 'licked' sealed envelope that was postmarked in 1954.

Recent advances in technology offers Genetic Technologies the capability of extracting a genetic profile from everyday items, as well as from trace evidence offered by old and degraded items.