A trio is a standard paternity test. It involves a trio of individuals: the mother, one child, and one alleged father.
From the laboratory’s point of view, a trio paternity test is preferable to a motherless paternity test. When the laboratory has DNA samples from both the mother and the alleged father, it can cancel out the mother’s contribution to the child’s DNA profile and focus solely on the alleged father’s. By doing so, the lab can more readily verify whether the alleged father is the biological father of the child.
Trio and motherless paternity tests are equally reliable and equally accurate. The only difference is that the motherless paternity test requires additional testing and analysis to produce conclusive results. Prophase Genetics provides this extended testing at no additional charge.
DNA paternity tests can have other configurations besides trio and motherless. A paternity test can involve more than one child and/or more than one alleged father. These additional tested parties cost an extra fee, but again, the test results will be just as accurate and reliable as those of a standard paternity test.
