transgenic

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Etymology

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From trans- +‎ -genic.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/, /tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/

Adjective

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transgenic (not comparable)

  1. 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 May 19, David Batty, “Q&A: Hybrid embryos”, in The Guardian[1]:
      The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.
    • 2012 February 7, Julia Moskin, “Modified Crops Tap a Wellspring of Protest”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      Common ingredients like corn, vegetable oil, maltodextrin, soy protein, lecithin, monosodium glutamate, cornstarch, yeast extract, sugar and corn syrup are almost always produced from transgenic crops.

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Noun

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transgenic (plural transgenics)

  1. An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.
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