Definition of Recombinant

1. Noun. A cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred.

Generic synonyms: Being, Organism, Cell

2. Adjective. Of or relating to recombinant DNA.
Partainyms: Recombinant Dna

Definition of Recombinant

1. Adjective. Referring to something formed by combining existing elements in a new combination. Especially in the phrase ''recombinant DNA'' referring to an organism created in the lab by adding DNA from another species. ¹

2. Noun. An organism, cell(,) or haplotype formed by genetic recombination. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recombinant

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Recombinant

1. A cell or an individual with a new combination of genes not found together in either parent, usually applied to linked genes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recombinant

recolonized
recolonizes
recolonizing
recolor
recolored
recoloring
recolorization
recolorizations
recolors
recolour
recoloured
recolouring
recolours
recomb
recombed
recombinant (current term)
recombinant DNA
recombinant DNA molecules
recombinant DNA technologies
recombinant DNA technology
recombinant clone
recombinant clones
recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid
recombinant fusion proteins
recombinant human insulin
recombinant proteins
recombinant strain
recombinant vector
recombinantly
recombinants

Literary usage of Recombinant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice: Proceedings of the by National Research Council Staff, ebrary, Inc, National Research Council, International Committee, Commission on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences (1999)
"recombinant INBRED STRAINS recombinant inbred (RI) strains have been developed for mapping of a specific gene that has different alleles between the two ..."

2. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"recombinant Proteins Other current WRAIR efforts focus on expressing recombinant blood- and liver-stage proteins, including MSP-1, AMA-1, and LSA-1 in E. ..."

3. Progress in Irrigated Rice Research: Selected Papers and Abstracts from the by International Rice Research Institute (1989)
"Recently developed biotechnology techniques, such as tissue culture, protoplast fusion, and recombinant DNA, provide opportunities for transferring useful ..."

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