gene-splicing

noun

gene-splic·​ing ˈjēn-ˌsplī-siŋ How to pronounce gene-splicing (audio)
: the process of preparing recombinant DNA

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Medical history This week in 1978, U.S. scientists announced the production of human-type insulin by a strain of E. coli bacteria, that had been genetically engineered after months of creative gene-splicing. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Befitting its gene-splicing premise, Resurrection actually cross-pollinates the distinctive voices of two very different filmmakers, daring to ask what an Alien movie from the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the director of City of Lost Children would look like. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024

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circa 1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gene-splicing was circa 1978

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“Gene-splicing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gene-splicing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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gene-splicing

noun
gene-splic·​ing ˈjēn-ˈsplī-siŋ How to pronounce gene-splicing (audio)
: the process of preparing recombinant DNA
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