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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The pair undertook a search and found a likely candidate in 1997, but a DNA test proved negative.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Americans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe.
—Marley Malenfant, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
In the United States, Bender took a DNA test because her own daughter was curious about their heritage, and 325 Kamra connected them in 2019.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Albino was located in part because his niece took a DNA test that led her to an uncle that hadn’t been seen by his family in more than half a century.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Americans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe.
—Marley Malenfant, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
In the United States, Bender took a DNA test because her own daughter was curious about their heritage, and 325 Kamra connected them in 2019.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
Albino was located in part because his niece took a DNA test that led her to an uncle that hadn’t been seen by his family in more than half a century.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
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“DNA test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA%20test. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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