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

Example Sentences

"The genetic changes we found affect a very short gene, only 141 units long, but this gene plays a crucial role in a basic biological function of cells, called gene splicing, which is present in all animals, plants and fungi," says senior study author Ernest Turro, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics and Genomic Sciences at Icahn Mount Sinai and a Visitor at the University of Cambridge.

From Science Daily

Prior research in other disorders has shown that issues related to gene splicing may be to blame.

From Science Daily

Scientists are making dramatic progress with techniques for "gene splicing" – modifying the genetic makeup of organisms.

From Salon

The world already has a legal foundation to prevent gene splicing for warfare: the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention.

From Salon

Public debate has swirled around genetic engineering since the first experiments in gene splicing in the 1970s.

From New York Times