Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”). · The part of a living thing that carries genetic information. · The fundamental nature or values of a person, or an organization or other thing, especially when considered as innate or immutable.
To examine a sample of (someone's) deoxyribonucleic acid.
The noun is an initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid. The verb is derived from the noun.
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