| 单词 | designer gene |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdesigner gene c. Designating products which have been modified (esp. genetically or chemically) or created to have a particular appearance, function, or composition, as designer gene (see also designer drug n. at Compounds 2, designer baby n. at Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1980 N.Y. Times 22 June e1/4 (heading) Patent protection for designer genes. 1990 Sun (Brisbane) 15 Aug. 25/1 A designer egg which fights rather than causes heart disease may soon be available from supermarkets. 1999 P. Jenkins Synthetic Panics i. 6 The popular scientific press regularly refers to the promise of new designer hormones, designer estrogens, designer genes, and so on. 2009 S. Uliano Gorgeously Green Diet xxii. 248 They [sc. genetically modified foods] are plants or seeds that have had their genetic makeup altered so that they become more efficient. They are ‘designer’ plants. < as lemmas |
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