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RECOMBINANT DNA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms
Synonyms:
recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid; recombinant DNA
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("recombinant DNA" is a kind of...):
deoxyribonucleic acid; desoxyribonucleic acid; DNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information)
Context examples:
The Biosafety Service Shared Resource provides technical guidance and training in biological safety issues for members of Cancer Center including biological agents handling, registration of recombinant DNA and infectious agents, handling of human materials and potentially infectious materials, decontamination and disposal of biological waste, use of biosafety equipment, clean-up of biological spills.
(Biosafety Service Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)
An office within the National Institutes of Health that monitors scientific progress in basic and clinical research involving recombinant DNA and human gene transfer, advises federal departments and agencies on ways to minimize the possibility that knowledge and technologies emanating from vitally important biological research will be misused to threaten public health or national security, provides policy advice to the Department of Health and Human Services on the broad array of complex medical, ethical, legal, and social issues raised by the development and use of genetic technologies and Xenotransplantation.
(Office of Biotechnology Activities, NCI Thesaurus)
This expression of the recombinant DNA produces protein of interest that promotes antibody, cytolytic T cell and protective immune responses.
(DNA Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
An institutional-level board mandated by federal law for oversight of recombinant DNA research and work involving biohazardous agents taking place at that institution.
(Institutional Biosafety Committee, NCI Thesaurus)
