recombinant
/riːˈkɑmbɪnənt/
adjective
- Relating to or produced by genetic recombination, especially combining DNA from different sources.
- The lab developed a recombinant vaccine using genes from the virus.
- Recombinant proteins are used to manufacture many modern medicines.
- Recombinant DNA technology allows scientists to create new genetic combinations.
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noun
- An organism or molecule produced by genetic recombination.
- Scientists studied the recombinant to see how it expressed the foreign protein.
- The bacterium became a recombinant after the new gene was inserted.
- This recombinant can produce human insulin in large quantities.