In genetic engineering, recombination can also refer to artificial and deliberate recombination of disparate pieces of DNA, often from different organisms, creating what is called recombinant DNA.
En enxeñaría xenética, a recombinación pode tamén referirse á recombinación artificial e deliberada de fragmentos diferentes de ADN, a miúdo procedentes de diferentes organismos, creando o que se denomina ADN recombinante.