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Family joke leads to unexpected DNA discovery

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What happened A 29-year-old woman who spent years hearing jokes about looking different from her siblings learned the comments were rooted in truth after a DNA test revealed she had a different biological father.
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CenterFamily joke leads to unexpected DNA discovery

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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 3, 2:00 PM

Family joke leads to unexpected DNA discovery

A 29-year-old woman who spent years hearing jokes about looking different from her siblings learned the comments were rooted in truth after a DNA test revealed she had a different biologica...

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The Birmingham News (AL.com)News report · Sep 3, 2:00 PM

Family joke leads to unexpected DNA discovery

A 29-year-old woman who spent years hearing jokes about looking different from her siblings learned the comments were rooted in truth after a DNA test revealed she had a different biologica...

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Sep 3, 2:00 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Sep 3, 2:00 PM: The Birmingham News (AL.com) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.