recombinant DNA technology
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- noun
- /ˌriːkəmˈbɪnənt diˈɛnˈeɪ tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
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tecnología de ADN recombinante
- One application of recombinant DNA technology is the production of insulin from genetically modified bacteria.
Examples
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The use of recombinant DNA technology has revolutionized the field of medicine by enabling the creation of personalized therapies.
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Few biotechnology processes have elicited the degree of controversy that genetic manipulation of food through recombinant DNA technology has.
Academic text (2005) -
But the Gene Revolution, with the development of recombinant DNA technology, made it possible to transfer genes between species, even between plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Academic text (2003) -
These techniques, generally known as recombinant DNA technology, use DNA molecules from different sources, which are combined into one molecule to create a new set of genes.
Blog text (32) -
Recombinant DNA technology now allows the production of greater quantities of interferon than was possible in leucocyte cell lines.
Academic text (1994) -
Advances to cope with these prospects have been made in instrumentation, analytical methods, and recombinant DNA technology, and continued development can be expected in all areas.
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Recombinant DNA technology has led to the development of a vaccine, and it is molecular biology that has shown that the virus can mutate and escape this protective strategy.
Academic text (1994) -
Since the introduction of recombinant DNA technology, experimental techniques for the isolation (cloning), characterization (sequencing), and transfer of genes have become simpler, yet more powerful.
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The first effective vaccine became available in 1982, and vaccine efficacy has continued to improve, especially with the introduction of safe, reliable vaccines based on recombinant DNA technology (Andr, 1989).
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Recombinant DNA technology allows scientists to combine genetic material from different organisms to create new traits.
Synonyms
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Changing the genes of plants or animals to give them new traits
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Cutting and joining DNA from different living things to make new DNA
Surface Forms
Morphology
recombinant + DNA + technology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'recombinant' (made by combining genetic material) + 'DNA' + 'technology' (techniques), so a learner who knows those constituents can infer it refers to techniques for creating or working with recombinant DNA. Although it's specialized scientific jargon, the meaning follows directly from the parts and is therefore predictable from known words.
Etymology
Recombinant DNA technology comes from the simple idea of joining pieces of DNA from different organisms, like linking train cars or strips of tape to build something new. So, it means 'making new genetic combinations' to change genes for medicines, crops, or research.