transgenic
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/, /tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/
Adjective
transgenic (not comparable)
- Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; (of an organism) whose genome has been changed by such addition, genetically modified.
- 2008, David Batty, The Guardian, 19 May 2008,
- The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.
- 2008, David Batty, The Guardian, 19 May 2008,
Derived terms
- bitransgenic
- monotransgenic
- transgenics (singular noun)
Translations
genetically modified
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