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paternity

[puh-tur-ni-tee] / pəˈtɜr nɪ ti /




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Using this extensive dataset, scientists investigated how the population's age structure, male behavior, and paternity patterns have changed over time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026

In non-human animals, researchers have instead turned to long-term observations of social groups and genetic paternity testing to understand reproductive patterns.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Shaun, an electrician, is getting two weeks of paternity leave - the statutory minimum.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

“We actually do a DNA test on the infant to determine paternity because we don’t know.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Or why she might be conveniently cured, in order to prove his paternity?

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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