Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to genetic recombination: Describes something formed by or involving the process of combining genetic material from different sources to create a new genetic sequence.
   • Specifically relating to recombinant DNA: Describes DNA molecules that have been artificially created by combining sequences from different organisms, typically using laboratory techniques.

2. Noun:

   • A cell or organism with recombined genes: An individual cell or a complete organism in which genetic recombination has occurred, resulting in a new combination of genetic traits not found together in the parent sources.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The lab produced a recombinant protein for the new vaccine.
  • Scientists use recombinant DNA technology to study gene function.

• Noun:

  • The recombinant expressed traits from both parent strains.
  • After the genetic cross, several recombinants were identified and isolated for further study.

Advanced Usage

• "recombinant technology": A broad term for laboratory methods used to create recombinant DNA or organisms.

  • Advances in recombinant technology have revolutionized biotechnology.

• "recombinant strain": Refers to a specific lineage of microorganisms or cells that are the product of genetic recombination.

  • The new recombinant strain of yeast produces insulin efficiently.

Variants and Related Words

• Recombination (n): The natural or artificial process by which genetic material is broken and joined to other genetic material, creating new combinations.

  • Genetic recombination increases diversity in a population.

• Recombine (v): To undergo or cause genetic material to undergo recombination.

  • The viral genes can recombine inside the host cell.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Genetically engineered, chimeric (in a genetic context), hybrid (in a broad genetic sense).
• Noun: Hybrid (specifically in genetics), genetically modified organism (GMO) (when referring to an organism created via technology).

Related Phrases and Collocations

• Recombinant DNA: The core term for the artificially assembled DNA molecule.

  • The plasmid is a common vector for recombinant DNA.

• Recombinant protein: A protein that is produced by a cell from recombinant DNA.

  • The factory specializes in the large-scale production of recombinant proteins for therapeutic use.

Adjective

1. of or relating to recombinant DNA

Noun

1. a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred