"recombinant" meaning in English

See recombinant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} recombinant (not comparable)
  1. Formed by a new combination of existing elements. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-recombinant-en-adj-5fh2e7RY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 47
  2. (genetics) Formed by genetic recombination. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-recombinant-en-adj-LABnwFki Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 47 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: RAC, rBGH, rBST, rDNA, recombinant DNA, recombinantly, recombinase, rFSH, rGH, rhGH, rhIGF-1, rLH, rPRL, rtPA, rTSH

Noun

Forms: recombinants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} recombinant (plural recombinants)
  1. (genetics) An organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.
    Sense id: en-recombinant-en-noun-LdawkA1n Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 40 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 33 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 36 50 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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