Recombinant

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.
  2. 2
    a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Formed by a new combination of existing elements. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Formed by genetic recombination. not-comparable

    "The new HIV test is the first test designed for widespread application that uses recombinant technology to test for highly specific HIV antibodies."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to recombinant DNA wordnet

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"The new HIV test is the first test designed for widespread application that uses recombinant technology to test for highly specific HIV antibodies."

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