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recombinant DNA

n. Abbr. rDNA

Genetically engineered DNA prepared by transplanting or splicing genes from one species into the cells of a host organism of a different species. Such DNA becomes part of the host's genetic makeup and is replicated.

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recombinant DNA

(Genetics) genetics DNA molecules that are extracted from different sources and chemically joined together; for example DNA comprising an animal gene may be recombined with DNA from a bacterium

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recombinant DNA

DNA in which one or more segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination.

[1970–75]

re·com·bi·nant DNA

(rē-kŏm′bə-nənt)

A form of DNA produced by combining genetic material from two different sources by means of genetic engineering. Recombinant DNA can be used to change the genetic makeup of a cell, as in adding a gene to make a bacterial cell produce insulin.

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recombinant DNA

a DNA molecule in which the genetic material has been artificially broken down so that genes from another organism can be intro-duced and the molecule then recombined, the result being alterations in the genetic characteristics of the original molecule.

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recombinant DNA - genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms

recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid

deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"

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Many of those currently opposed to germline gene therapy wax nostalgic about a historic 1975 meeting of scientists, ethicists, and members of the press held in Asilomar, California, which resulted in a temporary moratorium on recombinant DNA, or gene-splicing, research; and, ultimately, in the creation of highly restrictive, unnecessary regulation.

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Their topics include: to the cell and beyond, the realm of molecular genetics, nucleic acids, principles and applications of recombinant DNA, the physical structure of the genomic material, transcription in eukaryotes, the regulation of transcription in bacteria, RNA processing, the players and process of translation, protein processing and modification, DNA replication in bacteria and eukaryotes, and DNA repair.