The enzymatic attachment (joining) of one gene (or part of a gene) to another; also removal of introns and splicing of exons during mRNA synthesis.
Technique for recombining the chemical structures of a gene.
The insertion of a portion of a gene from one chromosome or one species into a gene from another. This allows the altered gene to function in a new context. Gene splicing can be used to alter the expression of gene products or to produce new proteins in cells.