recombinant

recombinant definition - medical

re·com·bi·nant (rē-kŏmˈbə-nənt)

noun
  1. An organism or a cell in which genetic recombination has taken place.
  2. Genetic material produced by splicing genes.
adjective
  1. Formed by or showing recombination, as a chromosome.
  2. Relating to recombinant DNA.

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