gene splicing

[ jeen-splahy-sing ]

/ ˈdʒin ˌsplaɪ sɪŋ /

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noun Genetics.

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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Origin of gene splicing

First recorded in1975–80

Words nearby gene splicing

generous, generous to a fault, Genesee, genesic, genesis, gene splicing, genet, gene therapy, genethliac, genethlialogy, genetic

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How to use gene splicing in a sentence

It got it all out there… Gene Hackman and Douglas… Melvyn Douglas is amazing.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Was the blackface scene with Gene Wilder in Silver Streak an important step in how American audiences view minstrelsy?
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another week, another study declaring the hunt for the ‘gay gene’ over.
The Problematic Hunt for a ‘Gay Gene’|Samantha Allen|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rev. V. Gene Robinson is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.
When Police Violence Gets Personal|Gene Robinson|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You see, as far as passing the baton down, Michael used to look at Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and James Brown.
Quincy Jones Talks Chicago’s Mean Streets, Why Kanye West Is No Michael Jackson, and Bieber|Marlow Stern|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In either case, do not let the edges of the splicing material meet, and it will clamp tightly on the whip.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Mass' Gene has gone to his company; we are left alone here to meet them.
A Confederate Girl's Diary|Sarah Margan Dawson
I grew quite merry over the splicing, and told young Chartley all about my fight with the great jack.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
All reins do not have the splicing quite in the same place, but as a rule the buckles and splicing will be about level.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
Gene steered the car to the cliff side of the road to prevent the peril of a plunge by the horse.
Penny of Top Hill Trail|Belle Kanaris Maniates

Scientific definitions for gene splicing

gene-splicing

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

Cultural definitions for gene splicing

gene splicing

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.