PATERNITY TEST

paternity test. A test, usu. involving DNA identification or tissue-typing, for determining whether a given man is the biological father of a particular child. See DNA IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN-LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN TEST; BLOOD-GROUPING TEST . [Cases: Children Out-of-Wedlock 58. C.J.S. Children Out-of-Wedlock §§ 75–76.]