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recombinant

[ ree-kom-buh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. of or resulting from new combinations of genetic material:

    recombinant cells.

noun

  1. a cell or organism whose genetic complement results from recombination.
  2. the genetic material produced when segments of DNA from different sources are joined to produce recombinant DNA.

recombinant

/ riːˈkɒmbɪnənt /

adjective

  1. produced by the combining of genetic material from more than one origin

noun

  1. a chromosome, cell, organism, etc, the genetic makeup of which results from recombination

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recombinant1

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + combine + -ant

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