DNA test
Hereditary analysis procedure
A DNA test analyzes genetic material to determine biological relationships, identify individuals, or detect hereditary conditions.
Paternity tests confirm whether someone is a child's biological father: The DNA test proved he wasn't the father.
Ancestry services use DNA tests to estimate ethnic origins.
In criminal investigations, DNA tests match biological evidence to suspects.
Facts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- criminalPerson who breaks laws
cold case · exoneration · trace evidence · sample · match · exclusion · conviction · innocence
Science of hereditary transmission
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- sequencingDetermining element order
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
alleles · PCR · nucleotide · genotype · phenotype · heredity · molecular biology · double helix
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
roots · ancestors · descent · bloodline · haplogroup · migration · diaspora · homeland
State of being dad
- parentageFamily line origin
- maternityState of being pregnant
- biological parentOne who conceived offspring
- custodyProtective care or control
child support · court-ordered · legal · dispute · family court · birth certificate · biological father · immigration
Identification of illness
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- carrierOne that transports
- genetic counselingGuidance on inherited conditions
risk assessment · hereditary · genetic disorder · disease · mutation · BRCA · oncology · preventive
evidence
Facts supporting truth
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
criminal · cold case · exoneration · trace evidence · sample · match · exclusion · conviction · innocence · investigation
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- sequencingDetermining element order
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
genes · alleles · PCR · nucleotide · genotype · phenotype · heredity · molecular biology · double helix · base pairs
genealogy
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- family treeChart of ancestors
ethnicity · roots · ancestors · descent · bloodline · haplogroup · migration · diaspora · homeland · origin
fatherhood
State of being dad
- parentageFamily line origin
- maternityState of being pregnant
- biological parentOne who conceived offspring
custody · child support · court-ordered · legal · dispute · family court · birth certificate · biological father · immigration · reunification
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- predispositionInnate tendency toward something
- carrierOne that transports
genetic counseling · risk assessment · hereditary · genetic disorder · disease · mutation · BRCA · oncology · preventive · prognosis
- screeningshealth screening, cancer screening, prenatal screening, genetic screening, newborn screening
- Ancestry.comfamily tree, ancestry, relatives, matches, records
- diagnostic testsurine culture, blood culture, diagnostic kit, bacterial culture, throat swab
- DNA testsgenotyping, genetic screening, sequencing, genetic marker, genetic markers
- Genetic Riskgenetic marker, genetic counseling, gene mutation, predisposition, heritability
- Genetic Testskaryotyping, genotyping, genome sequencing, newborn screening, amniocentesis
DNA testfingerprint
Friction ridge impression
eyewitness identification · lineup identification · facial recognition · dental records · voice identification
DNA testguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
speculation · intuition · hunch · conjecture · gut feeling
DNA testword of mouth
Information passed through conversation
birth certificate · sworn testimony · family resemblance · oral tradition
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