recombinant DNA
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- noun
- /ˌriːˈkɒmbɪnənt diːˈɛnˈeɪ/
- Specialized
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ADN recombinante
- In the laboratory, researchers utilize recombinant DNA techniques to insert genes from one species into another.
- recombinant DNA technology
- recombinant DNA experiments
- recombinant DNA techniques
What biochemical engineers did was you create recombinant DNA.
- What biochemical engineers did was you create recombinant DNA.
- So a huge fraction of recombinant DNA, GMOs and synthetic biology historically has been changing one or two genes.
Examples
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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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But the practical applications of recombinant DNA in medicine and agriculture require testing in the field.
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And recombinant DNA is really just DNA that is taken from somewhere else formed into a circle and it's stuck into a bacteria.
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Once a segment of recombinant DNA is inserted into a human cell, the consequences are hard to predict.
Blog text (32) -
The only thing comparable in my lifetime was the recombinant DNA revolution, which changed entirely the kinds of experiments that people did.
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In this case, however, the claim is that they are detecting the recombinant DNA used to generate the vaccine.
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Susanna Waterman asked questions about the long-range effects of recombinant DNA on human society.
Academic text (1993) -
Few biotechnology processes have elicited the degree of controversy that genetic manipulation of food through recombinant DNA technology has.
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In 1974, a group of leading microbiologists declared a voluntary moratorium, promising not to begin recombinant DNA experiments until the hazards had been carefully examined and a reasonable set of rules to govern such experiments had been publicly accepted.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
DNA made by joining pieces from different living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'recombinant' (created by combining genetic material) and 'DNA' (the hereditary molecule), so its meaning — DNA produced by combining genetic material — follows directly from the constituents. This is a technical compound but the semantic parts map transparently, and similar constructions exist across languages, making it understandable to a learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Recombinant DNA comes from lab work where scientists take pieces of DNA from different living things and join them together, like cutting and pasting text. The word recombinant points to 'putting together again', so the phrase means 'DNA made by combining material from different sources'.