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GENE-SPLICING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gene-splicing mean? 

GENE-SPLICING (noun)
  The noun GENE-SPLICING 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 organismplay

  Familiarity information: GENE-SPLICING used as a noun is very rare.


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GENE-SPLICING (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 ("gene-splicing" is a kind of...):

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


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