gene splicing

English

Noun

gene splicing (usually uncountable, plural gene splicings)

(genetics) A technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering.
- 1980 January 19, “The Promise of Gene-Splicing”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  The feat was accomplished using the gene-splicing techniques known as recombinant DNA technology.

Related terms

spliceogenic

Translations

genetic technique

Finnish: silmikointi (fi)
German: Genspleißen n

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