adjective
- not involving or produced by genetic recombination; describing an organism or DNA that has not undergone recombination
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The nonrecombinant offspring inherited the same gene combinations as their parents.
- Scientists distinguished between recombinant and nonrecombinant strains in the genetic study.
- Nonrecombinant DNA sequences retain the original parental arrangement.
- The experiment compared recombinant and nonrecombinant phenotypes in fruit flies.