recombinant
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- noun
- /ˌriːˈkɒmbɪnənt/
- Specialized
- A recombinant organism can be used to study the effects of specific genes on development.
- Recombinant DNA
- recombinant proteins
- recombinant vaccine
Examples
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It contains a recombinant virus.
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Another example of a recombinant protein is the the protein chymosin.
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So you make a recombinant virus that has all the normal components of the virus, but also has a gene that you want.
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The AIDS agent was a recombinant virus and, as such, could not have arisen in nature.
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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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A computer-assisted lesson, The Basic Recombinant DNA Technology, was developed to provide a general introduction to biotechnology.
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They cloned the human DNA into bacteria using recombinant DNA methods that we've talked to you about previously.
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The enzyme can also be obtained by recombinant DNA technology (Starnes et al., 1993).
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For example, a newly discovered parvovirus-circovirus recombinant was implicated in 2013 as a cause of seronegative hepatitis.
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A subunit vaccine containing recombinant HeVsG glycoprotein (14) was formulated in a proprietary adjuvant (Zoetis).
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
A living cell or organism with genes from different sources
Compounds
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Methods used in a lab to join DNA from different living things to make new gene combinations
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A man-made insulin like the one the human body makes that doctors use to treat diabetes
- Specialized
DNA made by joining pieces from different living things
Surface Forms
Morphology
recombinant = recombinant (semi-transparent) = re + combine + ant
Once the adjective 'recombinant' is known, the noun use meaning 'a recombinant organism or cell' is a straightforward scientific conversion.
Etymology
Recombinant comes from the parts re- 'again' and combine 'to join'. A recombinant cell or organism is one that has been 'joined again' from different genes, so it carries a new mix of genetic material.