gene splicing
noun Genetics.
Origin of gene splicing
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby gene splicing
gene library,
gene map,
gene mapping,
gene patent,
gene pool,
gene splicing,
gene therapy,
gene transfer,
gene-splicing,
geneal.,
genealogical tree
Cultural definitions for gene splicing
gene splicing
A term used to refer to the process by which the DNA of an organism is cut and a gene, perhaps from another organism, is inserted. (See genetic engineering and recombinant DNA.) Gene splicing is often used in industry to allow single-celled organisms to produce useful products, such as human insulin. It is also used in the production of genetically modified organisms.