parentage

Example Sentences

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She asked Andrés a series of questions about Eliad, entered his answers into an app on her tablet and certified the baby’s birth and parentage, all in less than an hour.

From New York Times

Even on the streets of the capital, Pyongyang, where criticizing the Kim dynasty is verboten, whispers arose about his youth, inexperience and murky parentage.

From Los Angeles Times

Dear Amy: "Wish I Didn't Know" was privy to information concerning their husband's DNA parentage because of a shared account on a DNA website.

From Washington Post

"We were not exactly looking for evidence of parthenogenesis, it just hit us in the face. We only confirmed it because of the normal genetic studies we do to prove parentage."

From BBC

“Among 467 male California condors tested in the parentage analysis, no male qualified as a potential sire” of the two birds, the study said.

From Seattle Times