Transgenic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or being an organism whose genome has been altered by the transfer of a gene or genes from another species or breed: transgenic mice; transgenic plants.
  • adj. Of or relating to the study of transgenic organisms: transgenic research.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, or pertaining to an organism whose genome has been changed by the addition of a gene from another species; genetically modified.
  • n. An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
  • Word Usage
    "Laboratory experiments have shown that CWD does not cause disease in transgenic mice expressing human PrP, suggesting that humans and other primates might be resistant to this infection."
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