recombinant
- Adjective. 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.
- Noun. An organism, cell(,) or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.
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