How do you establish paternity without the father?

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Uh... you don't. The only way paternity can be established or denied is by comparing the offspring to the parent. If there's a DNA match, you win the prize. If you don't have a parent, there's nothing to compare to.

In other words, you can't just sample the offspring's blood and then say, "Whoops! Looks like ol' Ed's got another mouth to feed...." You need Ed.

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