DNA test

: any of various nucleic acids that are usually the molecular basis of heredity, are constructed of a double helix held together by hydrogen bonds between purine and pyrimidine bases (see ¹base 7b) which project inward from two chains containing alternate links of deoxyribose and phosphate, and that in eukaryotes are localized chiefly in cell nuclei — compare recombinant dna

: a means of testing: such as

: something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group

: a procedure, reaction, or reagent used to identify or characterize a substance or constituent

: to put to test or proof : try

: to require a doctrinal oath of

: to undergo a test

: of, relating to, or constituting a test

: subjected to, used for, or revealed by testing

: an external hard or firm covering (such as a shell) of many invertebrates (such as a foraminifer or a mollusk)