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gene splicing

n.
The process in which fragments of DNA from one or more different organisms are combined to form recombinant DNA.
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gene′ splic`ing


n.
the act or process of recombining genes from different sources to form new genetic combinations.
[1975–80]
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But those are harmless technologies at best.A No, to fully embody the phrase mentioned above, one must take a deeper look at all the nooks and crannies of science, where you'll see cloning, gene splicing and well, human-monkey chimeras.
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Using modern cheap, precise gene splicing technology known as CRISPR-Cas 9, scientists can make precise changes to target the non-beneficial organisms while creation of non-useful mutants is minimised.
The prediction results showed that the variant might alter gene splicing by removing the normal splice donor at the abnormal site (potential splice site: ATGgtaagc, consensus value: 92.12) or (constitutive donor: TAAAGTTCCTgtaagtatta, score: 13.255; constitutive acceptor: tgtctcccagGAATCTCCCT, score: 9.038) or (donor short sequence: ttcctgtaagta, score: 1.59992; donor short sequence: ttcctgtattaa, score: -0.995081), respectively.
SyDNEY (CyHAN)- Potential mad scientists have been playing on the emotions of the Australian consumer throwing out tongue-in-cheek research suggesting the nation's favorite food could be even better through gene splicing.
In the third exon and the fourth exon in the human growth hormone gene (hGH1), there has been found a considerable single- nucleotide polymorphism that is linked to conventional or alternative gene splicing (Millar et al., 2010).
With nearly 100 pages of footnotes plus a primer on molecular biology, Druker describes the dangers of GMOs, including the unpredictability of gene splicing. This process is not the same as conventional breeding, and it comes with unique risks that are inevitable when scientists begin altering complex systems.
Weaving case studies and layman-friendly medical explanations, Genomic Messages explores the theme of control-over our health, our bodies, and even DNA itself (think frozen embryos and gene splicing).
It usually refers to the moving of genes between species and varieties using a technique called 'gene splicing', although all methods of breeding modify and exchange genes.