RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recombinant DNA technology mean? 

• RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY (noun)
  The noun RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY 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: RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY (noun)

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

biotech; biotechnology (the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes)

 Context examples 

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)

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)