A dibling, a portmanteau of donor sibling,[1][2] or donor-conceived sibling,[3] or donor-sperm sibling,[4] is one of two or more individuals who are biologically connected through donated eggs or sperm.[5][6][7][8][9] The term is not favored among some recipient parents, who prefer the use of half-sibling.[10]
People born from anonymous or ID release sperm or egg donation are able to find half-siblings conceived using the same gamete donor online through the Donor Sibling Registry[5] or by using commercially-available DNA test kits. DNA testing is more accurate because it relies on comparison of single-nucleotide polymorphisms instead of gamete donor identification numbers (which may be erroneous).[citation needed]
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- ^ "'Diblings' - the siblings created through donors". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
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- ^ a b Jolly, Alice (21 January 2017). "Donor siblings: do the ties of blood matter?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-02 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Understanding the rights of 'diblings'". The Guardian. 15 December 2017. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-02 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "What It's Like To... Find Out You Have 40 Brothers and Sisters". Vancouver Magazine. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ Teotonio, Isabel (23 April 2015). "They're called 'diblings:' Half-brothers and sisters from same sperm donor seek each other out". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2019-08-02 – via www.thespec.com.
- ^ "biologically connected". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ^ "Mothers who used the same sperm donor are forming a family of 'diblings'". Retrieved 21 November 2019.
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