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transgenic

trans gen ic |transˈjenik, tranz- trænzˈʤɛnɪk træn (t )sˈʤɛnɪk | adjective Biology of, relating to, or denoting an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced. ORIGIN 1980s: from trans- across + gene + -ic .

 

transgenics

trans gen ics |transˈjeniks, tranz- ˌtrænsˈʤɛnɪks | plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of biology concerned with transgenic organisms.

 

Oxford Dictionary

transgenic

transgenic |tranzˈdʒɛnɪk, trɑːnz -, -ns- | adjective Biology relating to or denoting an organism that contains genetic material into which DNA from an unrelated organism has been artificially introduced. DERIVATIVES transgene noun ORIGIN 1980s: from trans- across + gene + -ic .

 

transgenics

trans |gen ¦ics plural noun [ usu. treated as sing. ] the branch of biology concerned with transgenic organisms.

 

Spanish Dictionary

transgénico, -ca

transgénico, -ca (también trasgénico )adjetivo /nombre masculino [ser vivo ] Que ha sido concebido artificialmente mediante ingeniería genética con mezcla de DNA de otros organismos en sus genes :ciertas empresas han decidido patentar los animales transgénicos (que tienen un gen que no pertenece a su especie ) obtenidos en sus laboratorios; los ecologistas piden que las etiquetas indiquen si entre los ingredientes de los productos hay plantas o animales transgénicos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

transgenic

trans gen ic /træ̀nsdʒénɪk |træ̀nz -/形容詞 遺伝 (動植物が )遺伝子操作を受けた, 移植遺伝子を持つ [による ].