gene splicing

[ jeen splahy-sing ]

noun

, Genetics.

1. a process using recombinant DNA technology to join, by attachment or insertion, a DNA segment from one source to a DNA segment from another source.

gene-splicing

1. The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA.

gene splicing

1. A term used to refer to the process by which the DNA of an organism is cut and a gene , perhaps from another organism, is inserted. ( See genetic engineering and recombinant DNA .) Gene splicing is often used in industry to allow single-celled organisms to produce useful products, such as human insulin . It is also used in the production of genetically modified organisms .

Word History and Origins

Origin of gene splicing¹

First recorded in 1975–80