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recombinant

  (rē-kŏm'bə-nənt) pronunciation
n.
  1. An organism or cell in which genetic recombination has taken place.
  2. Material produced by genetic engineering.
adj.
  1. Formed by or showing recombination: a recombinant chromosome.
  2. Of or relating to recombinant DNA: recombinant fragments; recombinant technology.

 
 
Medical Dictionary: re·com·bi·nant
(rē-kŏm'bə-nənt)
n.
  1. An organism or a cell in which genetic recombination has taken place.
  2. Genetic material produced by splicing genes.
adj.
  1. Formed by or showing recombination, as a chromosome.
  2. Relating to recombinant DNA.
 

1. the new cell or individual that derives some of its genetic material from one parent and some from another, genetically different parent.
2. pertaining or relating to such cells or individuals.

  • r. DNA technology — a mixture of technologies developed in the 1970s that include (a) specific cleavage of DNA by restriction endonucleases; (b) nucleic acid hybridization which makes it possible to identify specific sequences of DNA or RNA; (c) DNA cloning whereby a specific DNA fragment is integrated (spliced) into a rapidly replicating, high yielding genetic element (plasmid or virus) so that it can be amplified in bacteria or yeast; (d) DNA sequencing of the nucleotides in a cloned DNA fragment.
 
 

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