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an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.

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Origin of paternity test

First recorded in 1925–30

A paternity test compares two sets of DNA to one another, looking for similarities in their genetic markers.
The best DNA test kits to trace your roots|Stacey L. Nash|October 13, 2021|Popular-Science
Available paternity tests can compare anywhere from 16 to 24 genetic markers.
The best DNA test kits to trace your roots|Stacey L. Nash|October 13, 2021|Popular-Science
As the best at home paternity test, the DNA Direct Paternity Test Kit can put a rest to arguments and accusations.
The best DNA test kits to trace your roots|Stacey L. Nash|October 13, 2021|Popular-Science
Some seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Certainly paid paternity leave is part of it (and in the U.S., we need paid maternity and paternity leave).
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The gentleman was listed as Orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Apparently, the company “failed to properly test its systems.”
Best Buy Punches Back at Amazon|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If it was the United States, the operation will test the bounds of international law.
Cyberwar on North Korea Could Be Illegal|Shane Harris|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The most promising of the methods which have been devised are cryoscopy, the methylene-blue test, and the phloridzin test.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The phloridzin test consists in the hypodermic injection of a small quantity of phloridzin.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Should the vapor not condense well, the test-tube may be immersed in a glass of cold water.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It is at best an empirical test and must be interpreted in the light of clinical symptoms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

paternity test

A test using blood group identification of a mother, child, and putative father to establish the probability of paternity.