gene-splicing

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gene-splic·ing | \ ˈjēn-ˌsplī-siŋ

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: the process of preparing recombinant DNA

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The first known use of gene-splicing was circa 1978

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gene-splicing

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gene-splic·ing | \ ˈjēn-ˈsplī-siŋ

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: the process of preparing recombinant DNA

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