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recombinant: Meaning and Definition of

re•com•bi•nant

Pronunciation: (rē-kom'bu-nunt), [key]
— Genetics. Genetics.
—adj.
  1. of or resulting from new combinations of genetic material: recombinant cells.
—n.
  1. a cell or organism whose genetic complement results from recombination.
  2. the genetic material produced when segments of DNA from different sources are joined to produce recombinant DNA.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
récolte* recombinant DNA
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