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gene splicing (usually uncountable, plural gene splicings)

  1. (genetics) A technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering.
    • 1980 January 19, “The Promise of Gene-Splicing”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      The feat was accomplished using the gene-splicing techniques known as recombinant DNA technology.
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