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Definition of recombinant
1 : relating to or exhibiting genetic recombination recombinant progeny
2a : relating to or containing genetically engineered DNAb : produced by genetic engineering recombinant bovine growth hormone
recombinant
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Recent Examples of recombinant from the Web
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The next step was to place both the phosphotyrosine and the analog at specific sites in recombinant proteins, by swapping out a codon.
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In 1975, Paul Berg, a Stanford biochemistry professor, convened what came to be known as the Asilomar Conference to establish safeguards and prohibitions on the conduct of what then was cutting-edge biomedical research — recombinant DNA technology.
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In the study, the scientists traced back a single peptide using recombinant DNA techniques.
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Collage, montage and the quick-and-dirty efficiency of recombinant forms are driven by the romantic, Robin Hood-like efforts of the copyleft movement.
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First Known Use of recombinant
1940
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of recombinant
1: relating to or exhibiting genetic recombination recombinant progeny
2a: relating to or containing genetically engineered DNAb: produced by genetic engineering recombinant bovine growth hormone
recombinant
Medical Definition of recombinant
: an individual exhibiting recombination
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