gene-splic|ing

gene-splic|ing
gene-splic|ing «JEEN SPLY sihng», noun.
Informal. the recombination of genetic material; production of recombinant DNA: »

The basic process of…gene-splicing is…sufficiently developed to be a routine procedure in a properly equipped laboratory (Edwin S. Weaver).


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  • gene-splicing — gene splic·ing (jēnʹsplī sĭng) n. The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA. * * * …   Universalium

  • gene-splicing — gene splic·ing jēn splī siŋ n the process of preparing recombinant DNA …   Medical dictionary

  • gene splicing — gene′ splic ing n. gen the act or process of recombining genes from different sources to form new genetic combinations • Etymology: 1975–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • splicing — 1. Attachment of one DNA molecule to another. SYN: gene s.. 2. Removal of introns from mRNA precursors and the reattachment or annealing of exons. SYN: RNA s.. alternative s. different ways of assembling exons to produce different mature mRNAs. * …   Medical dictionary

  • splice — splīs vt, spliced; splic·ing to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium> see GENE SPLICING …   Medical dictionary

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