recombinant DNA technology

[ ree-kom-buh-nuhnt dee-en-ey tek-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

, Genetics.

1. any of various techniques for separating and recombining segments of DNA or genes, often employing a restriction enzyme to cut a gene from a donor organism and inserting it into a plasmid or viral DNA for transplantation into a host organism, where the gene causes the production of a desired substance either for harvesting or for the benefit of the host organism itself.

recombinant DNA technology

1. Techniques, usually associated with genetic engineering , in which strands of DNA from different sources are spliced together to form DNA for a new life form. Gene splicing is another name for this process.

Word History and Origins

Origin of recombinant DNA technology¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

That's because it was arguably never the recombinant DNA technology that most naysayers were really mad at.

From Salon

Protein subunit vaccines have an advantage over mRNA vaccines in that they can be readily produced using well-established recombinant DNA technology that is relatively inexpensive and fairly easy to scale up.

From Salon

More than 100 leading molecular biologists from around the globe voluntarily hit pause on many types of experiments using recombinant DNA technology for about a year beginning in July 1974.

From Scientific American

Temin’s discoveries led to all kinds of breakthroughs, including our ability to understand and battle HIV,the introduction of recombinant DNA technology and the emergence of the genetic editing of today.

From Scientific American

Those capabilities have led to recombinant DNA technology, genetically modified organisms, and gene therapies.

From Science Magazine