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recombinant

American  
[ree-kom-buh-nuhnt] / riˈkɒm bə nənt /

adjective

  1. of or resulting from new combinations of genetic material.

    recombinant cells.

noun

  1. a cell or organism whose genetic complement results from recombination.

  2. the genetic material produced when segments of DNA from different sources are joined to produce recombinant DNA.

recombinant British  
/ riːˈkɒmbɪnənt /

adjective

  1. produced by the combining of genetic material from more than one origin

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noun

  1. a chromosome, cell, organism, etc, the genetic makeup of which results from recombination

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Etymology

Origin of recombinant

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + combine + -ant

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