transgenic

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/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/(UK)

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/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/(UK) · /tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/(UK)

Definition of transgenic

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adj

(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.

“The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.”
“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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adj

(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.

“The third type are human transgenic embryos, made by injecting a segment of animal DNA into a human egg.”
“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.”

noun

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From trans- + -genic.

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