recombinant dna

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Definitions of recombinant dna words

noun recombinant dna DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination. 1
noun recombinant dna DNA molecules that are extracted from different sources and chemically joined together; for example DNA comprising an animal gene may be recombined with DNA from a bacterium 0
noun recombinant dna any recombined DNA, esp. that formed in the laboratory by splicing together pieces of DNA from different species, as to create new life forms, modify existing ones, or produce useful biological chemicals, as insulin 0

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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