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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Now, 40 years later, a DNA test has shown that the childhood friends are biological sisters. Reuters, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026 In 2010, her brother had bought her a 23andMe DNA test for her birthday. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Deputies say that was until a match was made following a consumer DNA test taken by Collier's family. Marc Anthony Lopez, ABC News, 29 July 2026 The babies looked so similar that one of the fathers in the group, who happened to be a microbiology professor, offered to swab their cheeks, take a sample and run a DNA test. Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for DNA test

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“DNA test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA%20test. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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