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gene-splicing is a noun meaning "the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism". It carries one recorded sense.
the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism
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