Forensic Genetics is a science which studies and applies DNA to forensic problems. Relatively young (genetic information was discovered in the 50's), it has been first used in forensic investigations in the 90's. Nowadays scientific achievements about DNA together with modern technologies help us extracting, amplifying and obtaining DNA fingerprints, unique for every individual, so that we can say these methods have an almost 100% reliability.

It is unconceivable thinking about solving such forensic queries as parentage determination or biological relationship without DNA testing.