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GENE-SPLICING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gene-splicing mean?
• GENE-SPLICING (noun)
The noun GENE-SPLICING has 1 sense:
1. the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
Familiarity information: GENE-SPLICING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
gene-splicing; genetic engineering; recombinant DNA technology
Hypernyms ("gene-splicing" is a kind of...):
biotech; biotechnology (the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes)
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