TRANSGENIC


Meaning of TRANSGENIC in English

[ tranz'dʒɛnɪk , trα:nz- , -ns- ]

■ adjective Biology containing genetic material into which DNA from a different organism has been artificially introduced.

Derivatives

transgene noun

~s plural noun

Origin

1980s: from trans- + gene + -ic .

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