As the title says…what should i do?? Do i try to get my brother to also do a paternity test ?!?Should i dare question they secretively had an affair?!
Results said: “The alleged father cannot be excluded as the biological father of the tested child. A single STR locus does not match, which may be due to mutation. The possibility exists that a direct relative of the alleged father could not be excluded as the biological father. The probability of such event is indicated by the combined first order index, which equals 2,358 with a corresponding probability of 99.95761633%.”
– My wife has black hair with brown eyes
– I have black/brown hair with brown eyes
– Our son has dirty blonde hair with blue eyes
– My brother has dirty blonde hair with blue/green eyes
– My brother is also married and his wife is blonde with blue eyes and they have their own kid that has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Blonde hair and blue eyes run in both of my family and my wife’s. It just so happens that my wife and i are dark featured.
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Honestly, if your trust levels are this low already, don’t do another paternity test, just break up and split the kid 50/50
this according to chatgpt.
>The probability provided in the test result suggests that there is a very high likelihood (99.95761633%) that the alleged father is indeed the biological father of the child. The mention of the possibility of a direct relative being the father is more of a technical acknowledgment that such a scenario cannot be entirely ruled out, but the probability overwhelmingly supports the alleged father’s paternity.
But, better consult the test results with a doctor before setting your home on fire.
Eyes and hair color are sketchy ways to determine genetics. Recessives and mutations are a thing.
Your brother’s appearance should make you more reassured that your son is yours, not less.
Why did you do a paternity test in the first place?
What are we missing here?
Was your wife sleeping with your brother? Why in the world did you do a paternity test? Did you tell your wife you were going to do it? From the results, the child is yours, however, your wife soon may not be.
lol Jesus Christ we need better science education.
Two brown eyed parents can have a blue eyed kid.
If this was done with commercial paternity testing, why not call the company and ask for clarification? It’s worded a little awkwardly but I think it’s saying that there’s a 99.9% chance you’re the father, with the theoretical chance that a different direct relative of yours could be the father.
I’m going to give you a phrase to keep in your back pocket, because you are probably going to need it soon if you actually did this behind your wife’s back w/o evidence:
“I don’t know what I was thinking.”
Wait. You got back a 99.9% test and you still want to question paternity?
My lord.
EDIT: I now agree with everyone below that the written results are deeply confusing. While I was fairly certain of my original interpretation, that OP enjoyed a 99.9% chance of parentage, I do agree with some of the concerns raised below.
I’ve reached out to a third party over in askscience. Let’s see what they come up with!
Meanwhile, OP, call the lab and talk to them. Also, eye and hair color don’t mean anything for parentage.
99.9 that’s all you need to know, the other digits don’t matter, the kid is yours. The number would be a lot different if it was your brothers. Maybe get in contact with the testing company and ask for clarification
Congrats! You’re the Dad! That’s basically what the letter says.
If you’re confused, request clarification from the testing company, not confirmation bias on Reddit
You know you can easily google a basic genetics punnet square for eye and hair color to realize that your thoughts are a little messed up.
Are you going to ask why she gave you a son and not a daughter next?
You are 99% chance the father and you now want to ask your brother to take a parternity test basically telling him you think he slept with the mother…
Do just hate the mother or the child too?
Um. Why did you do a paternity test on your son?
Imagine looking at a paternity test that says there’s a 99.9% chance you’re the father and thinking your wife fucked your brother instead.
Did you Google “how to read your paternity test results”? The test results are saying you are almost certainly (more than 99.9% likely) the father; the single mismatch between your DNA and your child’s is likely because of a mutation. The percentage is comparing the chance that you’re the father to the chance that a random unrelated man is the father. If you have reason to believe that another potential father is a close relative who shares much of your DNA, you should let the company know and they can do additional testing. If you don’t have some actual reason to believe that your brother had an affair with your wife, congratulations, you’re done, this is your kid.
99.95% is fairly certain.
If you were the brother of the ‘real’ father then your % would be considerably lower. Like 50% or so.
YOU CARRY THE BLOND HAIR BLUE EYE GENE IF YOUR BROTHER HAS THOSE FEATURES AND IS YOUR BIOLOGICAL BROTHER.
HOW ARE PEOPLE THIS STUPID?
Results were confusing because you don’t understand what they say. They weren’t confusing due to confusion on who the father is
The fact that OP isn’t answering comments is very telling. He really REALLY must want there to be the minutest chance he is not the father for one reason or another.
These comments suck. Here dude, this is how to read the wording of your results:
>Paternity Test Results: Test Conclusions
>The report also shows one of two conclusions: “is not excluded as the biological father” or “is excluded as the biological father.”
>If the conclusion states, “is not excluded as the biological father,” this means the possible father most likely IS the biological father of the child, since all data gathered from the test supports a relationship of paternity.
>If the conclusion states, “is excluded as the biological father,” this means the possible father IS NOT the biological father of the child, since all data gathered from the test do not support a relationship of paternity.
Here’s an explanation of the 99.9% index you’re seeing:
>The result of the Combined First Order Index can be used in the following manner to interpret the results:
If the number is less than 1, it is unlikely (<50%) that a biological relationship exists between the individuals tested. If the number listed is equal to 1, then a 50% probability exits that they are biologically related. As the number increases, so does the percentage probability of a relationship. When the number reaches 100, the tested relationship is highly probable, practically proven.
Hope that helps. Sorry people suck.
You’re the father. This is standard language used in the results of paternity tests.
The test result is incredibly badly worded and I actually don’t know what they are trying to say.
Before you blow everything up, contact them and get them to confirm.
I can’t believe there aren’t more people talking about how the test results are basically wrapped up in a nonsense sentence. They couldn’t have made it more confusing if they tried.
According to AI “The paternity test results provided indicate that the alleged father is 2,358 times more likely to be the biological father than a random man from the same population. This corresponds to a probability of 99.95761633%, which is extremely high.
However, the test also mentions that a direct relative of the alleged father (like a brother or a father) could not be excluded as the biological father. The exact odds or probability for this scenario aren’t provided in the results you shared.
In general, close relatives share a significant amount of their genetic material due to common ancestry. This is why the test can’t completely rule out the possibility that a direct relative of the alleged father could be the biological father. However, without specific probabilities or a “combined first order index” for the direct relative, it’s difficult to make a direct comparison”
If your goal is to destroy your relationship with your brother then definitely have him tested. It sounds like you already destroyed the one with your wife but why stop now?
It’s because a positive paternity test is considered to be 99.99999%. Since yours is infinitesimally less than that they have to acknowledge that the difference could be that a relative is the actual father and not that you or the child have a mutation.
None of your reasons are enough to call into question a test that says you’re 99.96% chance the father. It’s 0.03% less than if it was what they considered a positive test and the odds of any of your relatives being that close to your DNA is pretty much impossible unless you have an identical twin.
Genetically this is all pretty explainable. If you don’t have any other reason to suspect your wife is cheating then drop it