DNA test
noun
: a test that examines DNA and that is used to identify someone or to show that people are relatives
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One of whom — a man named Noel — agreed to also take a DNA test to determine whether they might be related.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
She was rescued from a shelter specializing in pit bulls, but as the weeks passed and Ripley began to grow at an astonishing rate, her features sparked curiosity and a DNA test—which ultimately revealed an unexpected genetic makeup, shocking viewers in a post to Reddit.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Donald Cline: Fertility doctor who fathered dozens The story of Indianapolis fertility doctor Donald Cline began to unravel in 2014, after Jacoba Ballard, who believed she was conceived using an anonymous sperm donor, took a DNA test to learn about her biological background.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 15 July 2025
One of whom, called Lin, also agreed to take a DNA test.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
She was rescued from a shelter specializing in pit bulls, but as the weeks passed and Ripley began to grow at an astonishing rate, her features sparked curiosity and a DNA test—which ultimately revealed an unexpected genetic makeup, shocking viewers in a post to Reddit.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Donald Cline: Fertility doctor who fathered dozens The story of Indianapolis fertility doctor Donald Cline began to unravel in 2014, after Jacoba Ballard, who believed she was conceived using an anonymous sperm donor, took a DNA test to learn about her biological background.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 15 July 2025
One of whom, called Lin, also agreed to take a DNA test.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 July 2025
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“DNA test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA%20test. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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