genetic engineering

1. 1.

   the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism

   Synonymsgene-splicingrecombinant DNA technology

   Broaderbiotechnology

Questions about genetic engineering

What does genetic engineering mean?

genetic engineering means "the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism".

What is another word for genetic engineering?

Close synonyms include gene-splicing, recombinant DNA technology. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genetic engineering a common word?

genetic engineering is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.