gene splicing


noun Genetics.

Origin of gene splicing

First recorded in 1975–80

Medical definitions for gene-splicing

gene-splicing

n.

The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA and are made to function within the cells of a host organism.

Scientific definitions for gene-splicing

gene-splicing

The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA.

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.