recombinant DNA technology

American  

[ree-kom-buh-nuhnt dee-en-ey tek-nol-uh-jee] / riˈkɒm bə nənt ˈdiˈɛnˈeɪ tɛkˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Genetics.

1. any of various techniques for separating and recombining segments of DNA or genes, often employing a restriction enzyme to cut a gene from a donor organism and inserting it into a plasmid or viral DNA for transplantation into a host organism, where the gene causes the production of a desired substance either for harvesting or for the benefit of the host organism itself.

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recombinant DNA technology Cultural  

1. Techniques, usually associated with genetic engineering, in which strands of DNA from different sources are spliced together to form DNA for a new life form. Gene splicing is another name for this process.

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Etymology

Origin of recombinant DNA technology

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

That's because it was arguably never the recombinant DNA technology that most naysayers were really mad at.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

Baltimore, who played a prominent role in the famed 1975 Asilomar conference on that topic, says the field figured out a way to control the use of recombinant DNA technology.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2018

Using plasmids, recombinant DNA technology has been used to transform a bacterial cell so that it can manufacture human growth hormones.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

It is made with a harmless strain of bacteria using recombinant DNA technology, and the peptides are made with yeast, using genetic-engineering techniques.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2014

Tooze took over just as recombinant DNA technology was taking the field by storm.

From Nature • Jul. 8, 2014