What is involved in a reconstruction case and who needs to be tested?
• If one party is deceased or unavailable, other family members can provide a DNA sample to help reconstruct the DNA the person in question could have contributed. Multiple family members are necessary that are parents, full or half siblings or children of the person in question. The cost of the reconstruction is dependent on the number of family members available for testing. DNA Bioservices should be consulted for further questions regarding reconstruction. What is a grandparent test? • Grandparents are a great option for testing if the alleged parent is unavailable. The grandparents contributed all the genes to their child, the alleged parent. Thus the grandparents will match their grandchild with the same accuracy as the alleged parent. What is involved with a Siblingship study? • If the alleged father is not available for testing but has known children, those children could be tested with the child in question to determine if that are full or half siblings. The mother or mothers o
