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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Although the Cali rapper initially denied paternity, a DNA test aired on their reality series Blueface & Chrisean: Crazy in Love, which allegedly proved the child was his.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Texans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Oct. 2024
The pair undertook a search and found a likely candidate in 1997, but a DNA test proved negative.
—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
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Texans curious about their ancestry likely paid for a DNA test through 23andMe.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Oct. 2024
The pair undertook a search and found a likely candidate in 1997, but a DNA test proved negative.
—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
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“DNA test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA%20test. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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