splice
/ˈsplaɪ̯s/ noun C2- A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
- That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade. · If the ball hits the splice, it is likely to dolly up for an easy catch.
- Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
- The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
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