recombinant
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English [edit]
Adjective [edit]
recombinant (not comparable)
- 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.
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Noun [edit]
recombinant (plural recombinants)
- An organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.
