recombinant DNA

noun

DNA that has been engineered by splicing together fragments of DNA from multiple species and introduced into the cells of a host.

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rDNArecombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
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Meanings

nounrecombinant DNA (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyDNA that has been engineered by splicing together fragments of DNA from multiple species and introduced into the cells of a host.

    Synonyms: rDNA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDNA that has been engineered by splicing together fragments of DNA from multiple species and introduced into the cells of a host.

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rDNA

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
Broader
deoxyribonucleic aciddesoxyribonucleic acidDNA

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