diff --git a/src/pyrovelocity/tests/test_synthetic_AnnData.py b/src/pyrovelocity/tests/test_synthetic_AnnData.py
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+"""Test synthetic_AnnData function."""
+
+def test_synthetic_AnnData():
+        from pyrovelocity.tests.synthetic_AnnData import synthetic_AnnData
+        synthetic_AnnData()
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