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gene splicings

gene splicings is the plural of gene splicing.

Meaning of gene splicing

Noun

gene splicing (usually uncountable, plural gene splicings)

  1. (usually) A technique in which fragments of DNA (often from different individuals or species) are combined to form recombinant DNA, especially as a part of genetic engineering.
    • The feat was accomplished using the gene-splicing techniques known as recombinant DNA technology.1980 January 19, “The Promise of Gene-Splicing”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about gene splicings

What is gene splicings the plural of?
Gene splicings is the plural of gene splicing.

Words near gene splicings in the dictionary

  1. gene pools
  2. gene product
  3. gene products
  4. gene silencing
  5. gene splicing
  6. gene splicings
  7. gene therapies
  8. gene therapy
  9. gene transcription
  10. gene transcriptions
  11. gene transfer

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