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gene-splic·ing | \ ˈjēn-ˌsplī-siŋ 
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\Definition of gene-splicing
: the process of preparing recombinant DNA
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gene-splicing
noungene-splic·ing | \ ˈjēn-ˈsplī-siŋ \
\Medical Definition of gene-splicing
: the process of preparing recombinant DNA
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The first known use of gene-splicing was circa 1978
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