re • com • bi • nant [ ree-kom-buh-nuhnt ]
–adjective
1. of or resulting from new combinations of genetic material: recombinant cells.
–noun
2. a cell or organism whose genetic complement results from recombination.
3. the genetic material produced when segments of DNA from different sources are joined to produce recombinant DNA.
–installation
4. an interactive video by Francesco Levato in which poetic texts and animated imagery are dynamically generated via SMS text messaging by gallery viewers.
Origin:
1940–45; re- + combine + -ant
