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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Lily Draheim, 37, who posts to Reddit under the username u/30to40cats, adopted American pit bull terrier, Cricket, from a shelter, and recently did a DNA test with Embark to double-check her breed.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The remains have since been turned over to the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office, where a DNA test will be conducted so officials can determine the identity, according to 4WWL.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That January, King Albert publicly conceded that Delphine Boël was his biological daughter following a seven-year legal battle and DNA test.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The district attorney's office said DNA test results revealed that the stepfather was a 99.9% match for the baby’s father.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The remains have since been turned over to the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office, where a DNA test will be conducted so officials can determine the identity, according to 4WWL.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
That January, King Albert publicly conceded that Delphine Boël was his biological daughter following a seven-year legal battle and DNA test.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
The district attorney's office said DNA test results revealed that the stepfather was a 99.9% match for the baby’s father.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025
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“DNA test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DNA%20test. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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