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transgenic.

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.

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Meaning & usage

adj/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/UK/tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/UK
  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.

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Where this word comes from

From trans- + -genic.

noun/tɹɑːnzˈdʒɛnɪk/UK/tɹanzˈdʒɛnɪk/UK
  1. An organism whose genome has been genetically modified.

Where this word comes from

From trans- + -genic.

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