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Regarding the misattributed paternity numbers/rates: Obviously interviewing people isn't going to reveal the correct numbers: If a mother isn't going to tell h
by 555anon 8y ago
Regarding the misattributed paternity numbers/rates:
Obviously interviewing people isn't going to reveal the correct numbers: If a mother isn't going to tell her child, or doesn't know [switched in the maternity ward, chimera, multiple partners] chances are they aren't going to tell some random researcher either.
However, there was some interesting research at a hospital in the UK (maybe Bristol ?) which tested the men which were present at the birth of the child against the child, and the numbers are rather high - something above 1 in 20. And this is for the men that were present.
Something which should be more common knowledge.
- dotancohen 8y agoThere is every reason to believe that this is strongly influenced by culture. Perhaps the Swedish have a higher incidence, and the Saudis lower. One should not look at a single study in a single place at a single time, that depends almost entirely on human behaviour, and extrapolate to humans as a whole.
- marchenko 8y agoThe actual rate of non-paternity in western societies is closer to 3%. The 10-20% figures that appear regularly on the internet are largely derived from rates of non-paternity in cases were paternity was questioned (i.e. pre-existing suspicions of infidelity). The higher ranges quoted (30% is the highest I have seen) are generally from small study populations with extended periods of partner absence, like central American itinerant laborers or African truck drivers.
- andygcook 8y agoI had never heard of chimeraism in humans. Naturally was curious and looked it up. Found this article to be helpful for anyone else interested: http://www.vibrantgene.com/giving-birth-to-your-siblings-baby-the-intriguing-condition-of-chimerism/ http://www.vibrantgene.com/giving-birth-to-your-siblings-bab...