RECOMBINANT DNA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recombinant DNA mean? 

• RECOMBINANT DNA (noun)
  The noun RECOMBINANT DNA has 1 sense:

1. genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms

  Familiarity information: RECOMBINANT DNA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECOMBINANT DNA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid; recombinant DNA

Hypernyms ("recombinant DNA" is a kind of...):

deoxyribonucleic acid; desoxyribonucleic acid; DNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information)

 Context examples 

It is used for introduction of foreign or recombinant DNA into E. coli.

(P1-derived Artificial Chromosome, NCI Thesaurus)

The technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism.

(Genetic Engineering, NCI Thesaurus)

If categoryCode = Intervention, subcategoryCode may = Drug (including placebo), Device (including sham), Biological/Vaccine, Procedure/Surgery, Radiation, Behavioral (e.g., Psychotherapy, Lifestyle Counseling), Genetic (including gene transfer, stem cell and recombinant DNA), Dietary Supplement.

(Defined Activity Subcategory Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Cytokines can also be made in the laboratory by recombinant DNA technology and used in the treatment of various diseases, including cancer.

(Cytokine, NCI Dictionary)

The board must have at least five members, with at least one with recombinant DNA expertise; at least two members must be unaffiliated with the institution.

(Institutional Biosafety Committee, NCI Thesaurus)

A plasmid especially designed for cloning of DNA or construction of recombinant DNA molecules.

(Plasmid Cloning Vector, NCI Thesaurus)

Direct innoculation of DNA vaccine causes expression of the recombinant DNA by cells in the inoculated host.

(DNA Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence.

(Cell Clone, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A common method of producing disabled genes using recombinant DNA technology is by inserting an antibiotic resistance gene into the normal DNA sequence of a clone of the gene being studied.

(Knock-Out Mouse, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Fusion proteins can be formed by chromosomal breakage and/or recombination and also can be experimentally created using recombinant DNA techniques.

(Fusion protein, NCI Thesaurus)