recombinant vs organism

recombinant and organism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recombinant	Yes	Yes	No	No
organism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organism is a hypernym of recombinant; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than recombinant:

recombinant: a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred
organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of recombinant include being, cell.

recombinant (noun)	organism (noun)
a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
	a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

recombinant (adjective)	organism (adjective)
of or relating to recombinant DNA