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

Protein subunit vaccines have an advantage over mRNA vaccines in that they can be readily produced using well-established recombinant DNA technology that is relatively inexpensive and fairly easy to scale up.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 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