Recombinant DNA Technology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023338",
  "term": "Recombinant DNA Technology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Procedure used to join together DNA segments in a cell-free system (an environment outside a cell or organism). Under appropriate conditions, a recombinant DNA molecule can enter a cell and replicate there, either autonomously or after it has become integrated into a cellular chromosome.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome Project Information, Genome Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/recombinant-dna-technology/"
}