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recombinant

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re·com·bi·nant  (r-kmb-nnt)
n.
1. An organism or cell in which genetic recombination has taken place.
2. Material produced by genetic engineering.
adj.
1. Formed by or showing recombination: a recombinant chromosome.
2. Of or relating to recombinant DNA: recombinant fragments; recombinant technology.
recombinant [riːˈkɒmbɪnənt] Genetics
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) produced by the combining of genetic material from more than one origin
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) a chromosome, cell, organism, etc., the genetic makeup of which results from recombination
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Noun1.recombinant - a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Adj.1.recombinant - of or relating to recombinant DNA
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