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• gene splicing
  gene splicing

  noun

  a process using recombinant DNA technology to join, by attachment or insertion, a DNA segment from one source to a DNA segment from another source.
• gene-splicing
  gene-splicing

  The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA.

gene splicing

American  

[jeen splahy-sing] / ˈdʒin ˌsplaɪ sɪŋ /

noun

Genetics.

1. a process using recombinant DNA technology to join, by attachment or insertion, a DNA segment from one source to a DNA segment from another source.

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gene-splicing Scientific  

1. The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA.

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gene splicing Cultural  

1. A term used to refer to the process by which the DNA of an organism is cut and a gene, perhaps from another organism, is inserted. (See genetic engineering and recombinant DNA.) Gene splicing is often used in industry to allow single-celled organisms to produce useful products, such as human insulin. It is also used in the production of genetically modified organisms.

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Etymology

Origin of gene splicing

First recorded in 1975–80