transgenic
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- noun
- /trænˈdʒɛnɪk/
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transgénico
- The agricultural sector is increasingly adopting transgenic crops to improve yield and sustainability.
- transgenic mice
Examples
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In newborn transgenic mice that produce HBeAg, both HBeAg and HBcAg are tolerant at the T-cell level.
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We first re-examined this using a GFP transgenic and a normal axolotl.
Academic text (2018) -
So we obtain a number of this transgenic monkey, actually seven of them.
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They're looking at the types of crops, transgenic or biotech or traditional, to help farmers the most.
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Since then you can have flies, you see transgenic mice that are glowing green with this GFP.
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The researchers studied the growth of transgenic plants that were engineered to resist pests.
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Scientists created a transgenic organism by introducing a jellyfish gene into a mouse, which made it glow.
How Modified
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Transgenic as a noun uses the same parts: trans- ('across') and genic ('gene' or 'to produce'), so a transgenic is a living thing that has a gene added from a different species.